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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1972
Kamarhati
Winner — 1972
PRADIP KUMAR PALIT
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.4%CPM 43.5%1 others 1.2%
Votes
28,690
55.4% share
Winning margin
6,166
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,08,041
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADIP KUMAR PALIT | Congress (R) | 28,690 | 55.4% |
| 2 | RADHIKA RANJAN BANERJI | Left | 22,524 | 43.5% |
| 3 | PRASAD DAS RAY | IND | 601 | 1.2% |
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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
11th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.4%CPM 43.5%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.