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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1996
Contai South
Winner — 1996
SAILAJA KUMAR DAS
INC· INC
INC 48.6%CPI 41.6%6 others 9.8%
Votes
54,466
48.6% share
Winning margin
7,801
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.3%
of 1,36,246
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAILAJA KUMAR DAS | INC | 54,466 | 48.6% |
| 2 | SUKHENDU MAITY | Left Front | 46,665 | 41.6% |
| 3 | PARIJAT PALLAV BISWAS | BJP | 7,159 | 6.4% |
| 4 | HERAMBA KUMAR DAS | IND | 2,581 | 2.3% |
| 5 | ASOKE RAJ KARAN | IND | 903 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ARUN DAS | IND | 239 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SAYED JEAUR RAHAMAN BAKSH | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ANIL JIT JANA | IND | 39 | 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.
Average turnout (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 4.7% · max 62.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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132nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
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254th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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292nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%CPI 41.6%BJP 6.4%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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