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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Krishnaganj
Winner — 1996
SUSHIL BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.2%INC 45.8%6 others 7.0%
Votes
58,868
47.2% share
Winning margin
1,698
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.0%
of 1,43,416
Krishnaganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,698 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHIL BISWAS | Left Front | 58,868 | 47.2% |
| 2 | BIDHAN CHANDRA PODDAR | INC | 57,170 | 45.8% |
| 3 | SUBODH BISWAS | BJP | 5,208 | 4.2% |
| 4 | BISWAS MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 2,303 | 1.8% |
| 5 | TARAPADA MAJHI | 791 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | KUMOD BISWAS | AIIC(T) | 196 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ARUN MONDAL | AMB | 168 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SUBHASH CHOUDHURI | IND | 129 | 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 (157th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.5% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
157th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
242nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.2%INC 45.8%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.