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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2021
Kaliganj
Winner — 2021
NASIRUDDIN AHAMED (LAL)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.3%BJP 30.9%7 others 15.7%
Votes
1,11,696
53.4% share
Winning margin
46,987
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.4%
of 2,51,084
Kaliganj is a safe seat — NASIRUDDIN AHAMED (LAL) won by 22.4%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASIRUDDIN AHAMED (LAL) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,11,696 | 53.4% |
| 2 | ABHIJIT GHOSH | NDA | 64,709 | 30.9% |
| 3 | ABUL KASHEM | 25,076 | 12.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,051 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ABHIJIT GHOSH | IND | 1,687 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SUJATA MANDAL | 1,567 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | JAYANTA DAS | BNARP | 982 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MOHIUDDIN MONDAL | 879 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | KABIL UDDIN SHAIKH | IND | 732 | 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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.4%BJP 30.9%INC 12.0%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.