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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1996

Kakdwip

Winner — 1996

ASHOK GIRI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.4%INC 47.5%6 others 3.0%
Votes
58,362
49.4% share
Winning margin
2,232
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.0%
of 1,37,332

Kakdwip was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,232 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK GIRI
Left Front
58,36249.4%
2
MANTU RAM PAKHIRA
INC
56,13047.5%
3
SATYA MAITY
BJP
2,5342.1%
4
AMIYA SASMAL
IND
3020.3%
5
CHITTA RANJAN SAHU
IND
2560.2%
6
SANTI DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
2170.2%
7
SWADESH MAITY
IND
1590.1%
8
HARADHAN BERA
IND
1300.1%

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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
39th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
109th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.4%INC 47.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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