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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 83 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Khejri

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Winner — 1951

KOUSTUV KANTI KARAN
INC
Also elected — same seat
ABHA MAITY
INC· 24,607 votes
INC 20.9%INC 19.1%7 others 60.0%
Votes
26,866
20.9% share
Winning margin
6,049
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,08,908

A closely fought contest. KOUSTUV KANTI KARAN won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOUSTUV KANTI KARAN
INC
26,86620.9%
2
ABHA MAITY
INC
24,60719.1%
3
LAL BEHARI DAS
SP
20,81716.2%
4
BENOY KRISHNA HAZRA
FBL(MG)
17,47313.6%
5
HIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY
SP
13,76310.7%
6
DHIRENDRA NATH DAS
KMPP
11,8239.2%
7
SOROJ MUMAR PAIK
KMPP
9,1507.1%
8
BHUPENDRA NATH BAG
IND
2,9802.3%
9
BASANTA KUMAR PANDA
IND
1,2000.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (184th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.6% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
184th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
291st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
211th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 20.9%INC 19.1%SP 16.2%FBL(MG) 13.6%SP 10.7%KMPP 9.2%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Krishnanagar Rajbari

Krishnanagar Rajbari

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