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West Bengal · PC 30 · 2016 by-election
Tamluk(GEN), District, Purba Medinipur
Winner — 2016 by-election
Adhikari Dibyendu (E)
All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 60.3%CPM 21.7%5 others 18.0%
Votes
7,79,594
60.3% share
Winning margin
4,99,528
38.6% of votes
Total votes cast
12,92,717
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhikari Dibyendu (E) |  AITC | 7,79,594 | 60.3% |
| 2 | Mandira Panda | 2,80,066 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Professor Ambujaksha Mahanti (Ambuj Mahanti) | 1,96,450 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Batabyal Partha | 19,851 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Dilip Maiti | 10,179 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Dhananjoy Dalai | INDEPENDENT | 3,859 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Subhrajit Bhaduri(Lion) | PDS | 2,718 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
3rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 60.3%CPM 21.7%BJP 15.2%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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