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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1971
Kumargram
Winner — 1971
PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.9%CPM 21.1%5 others 35.0%
Votes
16,619
43.9% share
Winning margin
8,635
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.3%
of 68,429
Kumargram is a safe seat — PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE | Congress (R) | 16,619 | 43.9% |
| 2 | NETAI CHANDRA DAS | Left | 7,984 | 21.1% |
| 3 | ANIMA HMARE | 4,089 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | SURESH TALUKDAR | 4,083 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA CHANDRA SARKER |  FBL | 3,261 | 8.6% |
| 6 | BENJAMIN SOREN | IND | 994 | 2.6% |
| 7 | KARJI LALIT MOHAN | IND | 793 | 2.1% |
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 (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%CPM 21.1%NCO 10.8%RSP 10.8%FBL 8.6%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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