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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1962
Karimpur
Winner — 1962
SAMARAJIT BANDYOPADHYAY
INC· INC
INC 47.3%IND 40.7%2 others 12.0%
Votes
18,342
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,552
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.1%
of 77,343
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMARAJIT BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 18,342 | 47.3% |
| 2 | NALINAKSHA SANYAL | IND | 15,790 | 40.7% |
| 3 | BISWANATH AGARWALLA | IND | 3,254 | 8.4% |
| 4 | SAHADEB BISWAS | 1,389 | 3.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.7% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
36th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%IND 40.7%IND 8.4%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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