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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Kaliaganj
Winner — 2006
NANI GOPAL ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.0%INC 43.5%6 others 11.5%
Votes
69,626
45.0% share
Winning margin
2,282
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
88.3%
of 1,75,282
Kaliaganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,282 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANI GOPAL ROY | Left Front | 69,626 | 45.0% |
| 2 | PRAMATHA NATH RAY | INC | 67,344 | 43.5% |
| 3 | SHEKHAR ROY |  AITC | 10,230 | 6.6% |
| 4 | JAYDEB DEBSHARMA | IND | 2,598 | 1.7% |
| 5 | BINAY ROY | 1,596 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | JAGADISH BARMAN | IND | 1,487 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JAGADISH RAJBHAR | CPI(M)(L) | 1,288 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DANESH CHANDRA ROY | 667 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (101st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
101st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.0%INC 43.5%AITC 6.6%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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