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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Keshpur
Winner — 1972
RAJANI KANTA DOLOI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.8%CPM 39.7%1 others 2.5%
Votes
29,055
57.8% share
Winning margin
9,101
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.4%
of 72,404
Keshpur is a safe seat — RAJANI KANTA DOLOI won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJANI KANTA DOLOI | Congress (R) | 29,055 | 57.8% |
| 2 | KUNAR MHIMANGSU | Left | 19,954 | 39.7% |
| 3 | GOUR HARI PARDIYA | JKP | 1,251 | 2.5% |
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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
202nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
266th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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271st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.8%CPM 39.7%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.
