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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2006
Budge Budge
Winner — 2006
ASHOK KUMAR DEB
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 57.1%CPM 37.4%3 others 5.5%
Votes
72,889
57.1% share
Winning margin
25,109
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.7%
of 1,60,237
Budge Budge is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR DEB won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR DEB |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 72,889 | 57.1% |
| 2 | RATAN BAGCHI | Left Front | 47,780 | 37.4% |
| 3 | NIMAI KHANRA | INC | 3,961 | 3.1% |
| 4 | MALOY SANTRA | IND | 1,759 | 1.4% |
| 5 | ALOKE DEB | IND | 1,272 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (287th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.7%
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
AITC 57.1%CPM 37.4%OTH 5.5%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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