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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2006
Kaliachak
Winner — 2006
BISWANATH GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.9%INC 45.6%4 others 7.5%
Votes
70,766
46.9% share
Winning margin
1,977
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.7%
of 1,80,320
Kaliachak was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,977 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH GHOSH | Left Front | 70,766 | 46.9% |
| 2 | ABU HASEM KHAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 68,789 | 45.6% |
| 3 | ALI NALEP |  AITC | 3,368 | 2.2% |
| 4 | JANMEJAY SARKAR | IND | 3,073 | 2.0% |
| 5 | DHIRENDRANATH SARKAR | CPI(M)(L) | 2,663 | 1.8% |
| 6 | ABDUR RAUF ANSARI | 2,211 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.0% · max 19.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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79th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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230th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.9%INC 45.6%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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