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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1951
Santipur
Winner — 1951
SASHIBHUSAN KHAN
INC 38.1%RCPI 21.4%5 others 40.5%
Votes
8,115
38.1% share
Winning margin
3,551
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
42.1%
of 50,585
Santipur is a safe seat — SASHIBHUSAN KHAN won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASHIBHUSAN KHAN | 8,115 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | KANAI PAL | RCPI | 4,564 | 21.4% |
| 3 | BISWANATH GOSWAMI | KMPP | 2,738 | 12.9% |
| 4 | SUKUMAR DAS | 2,647 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | HARKALI DAS | IND | 2,532 | 11.9% |
| 6 | DHIRANANDA GOSWAMI | IND | 420 | 2.0% |
| 7 | RADHAKANTA ROY | IND | 279 | 1.3% |
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 (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.8% · max 60.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
72nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.1%RCPI 21.4%KMPP 12.9%BJS 12.4%IND 11.9%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.