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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2011
Falta
Winner — 2011
TAMONASH GHOSH
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.6%CPM 37.9%3 others 6.5%
Votes
86,966
55.6% share
Winning margin
27,671
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.6%
of 1,82,605
Falta is a safe seat — TAMONASH GHOSH won by 17.7%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAMONASH GHOSH |  AITCAITC + INC | 86,966 | 55.6% |
| 2 | ARDHENDU SEKHAR BINDU | Left Front | 59,295 | 37.9% |
| 3 | AJIT KUMAR HALDAR | BJP | 5,389 | 3.5% |
| 4 | GAUTAM DALUI | IND | 2,886 | 1.9% |
| 5 | CHITTARANJAN MALIK | 1,839 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.6%CPM 37.9%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
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?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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