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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2006
Alipore
Winner — 2006
TAPAS PAUL
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 52.2%CPM 36.4%8 others 11.4%
Votes
37,440
52.2% share
Winning margin
11,302
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,19,121
Alipore is a safe seat — TAPAS PAUL won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS PAUL |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 37,440 | 52.2% |
| 2 | BIPLAB CHATTERJEE | Left Front | 26,138 | 36.4% |
| 3 | BISWAJIT DEB | INC | 5,885 | 8.2% |
| 4 | PRASANTA KUMAR MAITY | IND | 578 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SURESH KUMAR RAVIDAS | 484 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | AJOY KUMAR DAS | IND | 408 | 0.6% |
| 7 | ASHIM SAHA | IND | 259 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AMARENDRA NATH GHOSH | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MURARI MOHAN GHOSH | IND | 187 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DEB KUMAR DAS | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 64.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
1st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
206th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.2%CPM 36.4%INC 8.2%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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