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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 155 · 2011
Maheshtala
Winner — 2011
KASTURI DAS
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 52.5%CPM 38.7%5 others 8.8%
Votes
92,211
52.5% share
Winning margin
24,283
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.7%
of 2,14,985
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASTURI DAS |  AITCAITC + INC | 92,211 | 52.5% |
| 2 | SK.MD.ISRAIL | Left Front | 67,928 | 38.7% |
| 3 | RAMANI NASKAR | IND | 7,971 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SISIR KUMAR MUKHAPADHYAY | BJP | 3,689 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SAGIRAUDDIN LASKAR |  MUL | 1,882 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DEBASHISH BOSE | PDS | 1,168 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MONORANJON NASKAR | IND | 807 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (124th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.5% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
124th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
223rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.5%CPM 38.7%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.