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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1991
Kumarganj
Winner — 1991
DWIJENDRAS NATH OROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.5%INC 31.6%7 others 22.9%
Votes
53,957
45.5% share
Winning margin
16,445
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
79.6%
of 1,49,093
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWIJENDRAS NATH OROY | Left Front | 53,957 | 45.5% |
| 2 | PROBOH KUMAR SINGH ROY | INC | 37,512 | 31.6% |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR MISRA | BJP | 25,294 | 21.3% |
| 4 | DAS BISWARANJAN | IND | 841 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MANGAL HASDA | IND | 518 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GHOSH SARBESWAR | 326 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | ANITA BISWAS | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 8 | AFTABUDDIN MONDAL | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SATENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
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 (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.2% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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19th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
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188th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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113th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.5%INC 31.6%BJP 21.3%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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