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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1996
Dinhata
Winner — 1996
KAMAL GUHA
FB(S)
FB(S) 49.6%FBL 26.4%3 others 24.1%
Votes
70,531
49.6% share
Winning margin
33,011
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.2%
of 1,67,083
Dinhata is a safe seat — KAMAL GUHA won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL GUHA | FB(S) | 70,531 | 49.6% |
| 2 | DIPAK SEN GUPTA |  FBL | 37,520 | 26.4% |
| 3 | KAMAL DEY SARKAR | INC | 29,899 | 21.0% |
| 4 | JOGESH CHANDRA RAY | BJP | 3,875 | 2.7% |
| 5 | MD. JAMSER BYAPARI | IND | 445 | 0.3% |
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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.0% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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30th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
262nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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169th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FB(S) 49.6%FBL 26.4%INC 21.0%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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