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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1977

Dinhata

Winner — 1977

KAMAL KANTI GUHA
FBL
FBL 56.3%INC 20.8%2 others 22.9%
Votes
33,660
56.3% share
Winning margin
21,217
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.4%
of 97,426

Dinhata is a safe seat — KAMAL KANTI GUHA won by 35.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL KANTI GUHA
FBL
33,66056.3%
2
ALOK KUMAR NANDI
INC
12,44320.8%
3
SADHAN BASU
Janata
6,91211.6%
4
GOGESH CHANDRA SARKAR
IND
6,75111.3%

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.

High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.0% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
30th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
262nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
169th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 56.3%INC 20.8%JNP 11.6%IND 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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