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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2025 by-elections
Kaliganj
Winner — 2025 by-elections
ALIFA AHMED
AITC
AITC 55.9%BJP 28.7%1 others 15.4%
Votes
1,02,759
55.9% share
Winning margin
50,049
27.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Kaliganj is a safe seat — ALIFA AHMED won by 27.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALIFA AHMED |  AITC | 1,02,759 | 55.9% |
| 2 | ASHISH GHOSH | 52,710 | 28.7% | |
| 3 | KABIL UDDIN SHAIKH | 28,348 | 15.4% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.9%BJP 28.7%INC 15.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.