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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2009 by-elections
Sealdah
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Sikha Couwdury
AITC
AITC 74.5%CPI 23.4%1 others 2.1%
Votes
23,224
74.5% share
Winning margin
15,927
51.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Sealdah is a safe seat — Sikha Couwdury won by 51.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sikha Couwdury |  AITC | 23,224 | 74.5% |
| 2 | Prabir Deb | 7,297 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | Sankar Das | IND | 650 | 2.1% |
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 (106th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.1% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
106th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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84th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 74.5%CPI 23.4%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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