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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1977
Krishnagar West
Winner — 1977
AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 60.0%JNP 16.3%4 others 23.7%
Votes
26,311
60.0% share
Winning margin
19,171
43.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 73,972
Krishnagar West is a safe seat — AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE won by 43.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 26,311 | 60.0% |
| 2 | MOHADEB BHATTACHARYA | Janata | 7,140 | 16.3% |
| 3 | SIBDAS MUKHERJEE | INC | 6,162 | 14.1% |
| 4 | SACHINDRANATH GHOSH | IND | 2,745 | 6.3% |
| 5 | CHITTARANJAN KHAN | IND | 1,051 | 2.4% |
| 6 | MIR KHAJAMAL |  MUL | 430 | 1.0% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 4.1% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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34th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.91
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3rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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232nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.0%JNP 16.3%INC 14.1%IND 6.3%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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