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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 291 · 2006

Rampurhat

Winner — 2006

ASISH BANERJEE
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 47.9%AIFB 41.6%5 others 10.6%
Votes
62,223
47.9% share
Winning margin
8,153
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.8%
of 1,58,856

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASISH BANERJEE
AITC
TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
62,22347.9%
2
NIRAD BARAN MANDAL
Left Front
54,07041.6%
3
SIDDHARTHA MITRA
INC
7,2055.5%
4
SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL
IND
2,4941.9%
5
GURUPADA DAS
1,6921.3%
6
ATAHAR RAHAMAN
IND
1,2821.0%
7
PRIST MURMU
IND
1,0470.8%

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

Average turnout (78th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 3.9% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
78th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.9%AIFB 41.6%INC 5.5%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI

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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