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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2011
Shibpur
Winner — 2011
JATU LAHIRI
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 61.8%AIFB 33.4%4 others 4.8%
Votes
1,00,739
61.8% share
Winning margin
46,404
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.3%
of 1,97,987
Shibpur is a safe seat — JATU LAHIRI won by 28.5%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATU LAHIRI |  AITCAITC + INC | 1,00,739 | 61.8% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | Left Front | 54,335 | 33.4% |
| 3 | PRABIR RAY | BJP | 3,967 | 2.4% |
| 4 | ALI ASGAR | 1,850 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | BIDYUT RAKSHIT | IND | 1,119 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ANUP CHOWDHURY | IND | 913 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 61.8%AIFB 33.4%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 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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