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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1971
Kabitirtha
Winner — 1971
RAM PEYARE RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.6%FBL 28.5%3 others 28.8%
Votes
19,372
42.6% share
Winning margin
6,417
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.2%
of 87,030
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PEYARE RAM | Congress (R) | 19,372 | 42.6% |
| 2 | KALIMUDDIN SHAMS |  FBL | 12,955 | 28.5% |
| 3 | MIR ABDUL SAYEED | Left | 12,036 | 26.5% |
| 4 | SUBIR CHOWDHURY | 737 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | SUKUMAR DATTA | IND | 328 | 0.7% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
47th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%FBL 28.5%CPM 26.5%OTH 2.3%
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?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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