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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 152 · 2006

Ballygunge

Winner — 2006

AHMED JAVED KHAN
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 48.2%CPM 43.0%7 others 8.8%
Votes
59,693
48.2% share
Winning margin
6,451
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,89,478

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AHMED JAVED KHAN
AITC
TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
59,69348.2%
2
RABIN DEB
Left Front
53,24243.0%
3
DIBYENDU BISWAS
INC
6,4165.2%
4
SUSANTA KUMAR GHOSH
IND
1,4971.2%
5
RABIN BANERJEE
IND
8120.7%
6
MAHESWAR DAS
7610.6%
7
SK. MUKHTAR AHMED
IND
6330.5%
8
SUBHASISH DAS
IND
4740.4%
9
SASANKA SUBHRA MUKHERJEE
IND
2910.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (271st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.5% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
271st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
143rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.2%CPM 43.0%INC 5.2%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Leather GoodsGI🏺Marine Products🏷️Sundarban HoneyGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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