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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Krishnaganj
Winner — 2001
SUSHIL BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.8%AITC 44.4%3 others 10.8%
Votes
53,395
44.8% share
Winning margin
541
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.4%
of 1,48,167
Krishnaganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 541 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHIL BISWAS | Left Front | 53,395 | 44.8% |
| 2 | BIDHAN CHANDRA PODDAR |  AITC | 52,854 | 44.4% |
| 3 | SUPRAVAT BISWAS | BJP | 7,971 | 6.7% |
| 4 | AKHIL BAIDYA | 2,654 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | HARADHAN SIKDER | 2,253 | 1.9% |
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
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.5% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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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 44.8%AITC 44.4%BJP 6.7%OTH 4.1%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.