Kaliganj
Winner — 1996
Kaliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,374 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS SALAM MUNSHI | INC | 50,665 | 42.7% |
| 2 | DHANANJOY MODAK | Left Front | 49,291 | 41.5% |
| 3 | SUBAL CHANDRA SARKAR | BJP | 13,026 | 11.0% |
| 4 | ALTAF HOSSAIN SHAIKH | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,778 | 1.5% |
| 5 | SEKH RAHAMATULLA |  MUL | 988 | 0.8% |
| 6 | HARROJ ALI SHAIKH | IND | 969 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ADHIR KUMAR BISWAS | 858 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | MOLLA JAFRULLA | INL | 522 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KHAN MOZIBOR RAHAMAN | 333 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | AMAL MAZUMDER | AIIC(T) | 188 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SIRAJ MONDAL | SLAP | 126 | 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 (189th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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12 locations
Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground
Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground
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