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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1985 by-elections
Kranti
Winner — 1985 by-elections
S.RAHA
CPM 56.2%INC 38.5%3 others 5.3%
Votes
40,918
56.1% share
Winning margin
12,832
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Kranti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,832 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.RAHA | 40,918 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.K.BOSE(BHOMBAL) | 28,086 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | B.S.ROY | IND | 2,284 | 0.0% |
| 4 | C.R.DEY | IND | 1,303 | 0.0% |
| 5 | D.ROY | IND | 277 | 0.0% |
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 (89th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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89th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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267th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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