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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1996
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Winner — 1996
ASHOK KUMAR DEB
INC· INC
INC 52.2%CPM 43.3%3 others 4.6%
Votes
66,553
52.2% share
Winning margin
11,361
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.8%
of 1,56,014
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR DEB | INC | 66,553 | 52.2% |
| 2 | DIPAK MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 55,192 | 43.3% |
| 3 | ASHOK BHATTACHERJEE | BJP | 4,699 | 3.7% |
| 4 | ISMAIL MALLICK |  MUL | 782 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SUBIR BHATTACHERYA | IND | 358 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (287th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 2.6% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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287th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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120th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%CPM 43.3%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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