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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1996
Kabitirtha
Winner — 1996
RAM PYARE RAM
INC· INC
INC 61.6%FBL 30.3%12 others 8.0%
Votes
62,923
61.6% share
Winning margin
31,941
31.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,72,150
Kabitirtha is a safe seat — RAM PYARE RAM won by 31.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PYARE RAM | INC | 62,923 | 61.6% |
| 2 | MOINUDDIN SHAMS. |  FBL | 30,982 | 30.3% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA JAISWAL | BJP | 5,386 | 5.3% |
| 4 | BIJOY KUMAR CHOWDHURY | 510 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | UDAY SINGH | IND | 448 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JOY PRAKASH YADAV | IND | 346 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MD. ASLAM | IND | 325 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BHOLA MAHATO | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RABINDER SINGH | IND | 241 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BHOLA PRASAD JAISWAR | IND | 226 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SANAT KUMAR SAHA | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SATISH NUNIA | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM SHANKAR SHARMA | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VIJAY NARAYAN KESHARI | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.5% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
131st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.6%FBL 30.3%BJP 5.3%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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