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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Kalinagar
Winner — 1962
RAJKRISHNA MONDAL
INC· INC
INC 54.7%CPI 40.7%1 others 4.5%
Votes
19,797
54.7% share
Winning margin
5,064
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.3%
of 62,072
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJKRISHNA MONDAL | INC | 19,797 | 54.7% |
| 2 | HAZARI LAL MONDAL | Left | 14,733 | 40.7% |
| 3 | ABIMANNYU DAS | IND | 1,633 | 4.5% |
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.
Average turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
190th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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101st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.7%CPI 40.7%OTH 4.5%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.