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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1969
Kalighat
Winner — 1969
SADHAN GUPTA
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 55.2%INC 44.8%
Votes
28,133
55.2% share
Winning margin
5,279
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
65.5%
of 77,891
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
21st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
154th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.2%INC 44.8%
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?
5 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.