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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Sitai
Winner — 2011
KESHAB CH. RAY
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.7%AIFB 45.7%5 others 7.6%
Votes
79,791
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,577
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.6%
of 2,09,580
Sitai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,577 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESHAB CH. RAY | AITC + INC | 79,791 | 46.7% |
| 2 | DIPAK KUMAR ROY | Left Front | 78,214 | 45.8% |
| 3 | BROJO GOBINDA BARMAN | BJP | 5,185 | 3.0% |
| 4 | BHAJAN BISWAS | IND | 2,904 | 1.7% |
| 5 | ANIL CHANDRA BARMAN ROY | 2,035 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | GOUTAM BARMAN | IND | 1,613 | 0.9% |
| 7 | TAPAS BARMAN | IND | 1,220 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%AIFB 45.8%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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