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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2019 by-elections
Kandi
Winner — 2019 by-elections
SHAFIUL ALAM KHAN (BANU KHAN)
INC 48.9%AITC 36.0%3 others 15.1%
Votes
79,698
48.9% share
Winning margin
21,120
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAFIUL ALAM KHAN (BANU KHAN) | 79,698 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | GOUTAM ROY |  AITC | 58,578 | 36.0% |
| 3 | SANAT MONDAL | 18,693 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | DEBOJYOTI ROY (TRIPTI) | 5,291 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | SANTOSH DALUI | IND | 641 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (290th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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290th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
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6th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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9th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
11 seats · 6 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%AITC 36.0%BJP 11.5%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.