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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1996
Kumarganj
Winner — 1996
ROY DWIJENDRA NATH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.2%INC 35.0%11 others 18.7%
Votes
62,816
46.2% share
Winning margin
15,210
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
83.7%
of 1,62,286
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROY DWIJENDRA NATH | Left Front | 62,816 | 46.2% |
| 2 | PARINITA SINGHA ROY | INC | 47,606 | 35.0% |
| 3 | ANIL MISHRA | BJP | 18,517 | 13.6% |
| 4 | DILIP KUMAR SOREN | IND | 2,262 | 1.7% |
| 5 | BIDYUT GHOSH | IND | 1,546 | 1.1% |
| 6 | PRONOBESH CHOUDHURY | IND | 771 | 0.6% |
| 7 | DWIJENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 529 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BIBEKANANDA SARKAR | IND | 504 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MD. AMZAD HOSSAIN | IND | 345 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DINESH CHANDRA ROY | IND | 327 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANIRUDDIN SARKAR | IND | 288 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BISWARANJAN DAS | IND | 220 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BAHETI SHIUNARAYAN | IND | 167 | 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.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
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
fewer partiesmore parties
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 46.2%INC 35.0%BJP 13.6%OTH 5.1%
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?
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