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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2021
Islampur
Winner — 2021
ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 58.9%BJP 36.9%4 others 4.2%
Votes
1,00,131
58.9% share
Winning margin
37,440
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.7%
of 2,21,637
Islampur is a safe seat — ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY won by 22.0%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,00,131 | 58.9% |
| 2 | SAUMYAROOP MANDAL | NDA | 62,691 | 36.9% |
| 3 | SADIQUL ISLAM | 3,461 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,976 | 1.2% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA NATH SINHA | 1,152 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | MD. NAIYAR ALAM | IND | 563 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 58.9%BJP 36.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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