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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Sankrail
Winner — 2006
SITAL KUMAR SARDAR
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 44.8%CPM 44.7%7 others 10.6%
Votes
66,551
44.8% share
Winning margin
113
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,93,563
Sankrail was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 113 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 66,551 | 44.8% |
| 2 | ANIRBAN HAZRA | Left Front | 66,438 | 44.7% |
| 3 | TANMOY NASKAR | INC | 10,343 | 7.0% |
| 4 | RABIN SARKAR | IND | 1,742 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SUPHAL CHAND PRASAD | 1,323 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | GOPAL MONDAL | 774 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | GADADHAR ROY | IND | 619 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AMALENDU SARDAR | IND | 459 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GITA ROY | IND | 442 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (281st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
281st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.8%CPM 44.7%INC 7.0%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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