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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2011
Howrah Madhya
Winner — 2011
ARUP ROY(APU)
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 62.1%CPM 31.6%6 others 6.3%
Votes
1,03,184
62.1% share
Winning margin
50,670
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.0%
of 2,24,536
Howrah Madhya is a safe seat — ARUP ROY(APU) won by 30.5%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUP ROY(APU) |  AITCAITC + INC | 1,03,184 | 62.1% |
| 2 | ARUP RAY(TUKUN) | Left Front | 52,514 | 31.6% |
| 3 | MOUSUMI BISWAS | BJP | 6,223 | 3.7% |
| 4 | SUNIL DALUI | IND | 1,594 | 1.0% |
| 5 | VIKRAM SINGH GREWAL | 1,071 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SHIBCHANDRA RAM | 690 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SUJIT ROY | IND | 658 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PRATAP BANERJEE | IND | 308 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 62.1%CPM 31.6%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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