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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 83 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Khejri
Winner — 1951
KOUSTUV KANTI KARAN
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOUSTUV KANTI KARAN | 26,866 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | ABHA MAITY | 24,607 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | LAL BEHARI DAS | 20,817 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | BENOY KRISHNA HAZRA | 17,473 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | HIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY | 13,763 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | DHIRENDRA NATH DAS | KMPP | 11,823 | 9.2% |
| 7 | SOROJ MUMAR PAIK | KMPP | 9,150 | 7.1% |
| 8 | BHUPENDRA NATH BAG | IND | 2,980 | 2.3% |
| 9 | BASANTA KUMAR PANDA | IND | 1,200 | 0.9% |
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.
Average turnout (184th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.6% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
184th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
291st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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211th of 294Where 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 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.