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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Kalchini
Winner — 1971
DENIS LAKRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.8%PSP 31.7%4 others 29.5%
Votes
10,681
38.8% share
Winning margin
1,938
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.7%
of 47,730
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENIS LAKRA | Congress (R) | 10,681 | 38.8% |
| 2 | JOHN ARTHER BAXIA URAON | Grand Alliance | 8,743 | 31.7% |
| 3 | MINJ PHILAR | 5,156 | 18.7% | |
| 4 | EMANUONMELMON KUJUR |  FBL | 2,239 | 8.1% |
| 5 | RABINDRA KUMAR BRAHMA | 370 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | RABINDRA NATH CHAMPRAMARY | IND | 366 | 1.3% |
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 (96th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
96th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
263rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
34th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.8%PSP 31.7%RSP 18.7%FBL 8.1%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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