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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2011
Bhagabanpur
Winner — 2011
ARDHENDU MAITY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 51.2%SP 46.3%1 others 2.6%
Votes
93,945
51.1% share
Winning margin
8,997
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
92.3%
of 1,98,952
A closely fought contest. ARDHENDU MAITY won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARDHENDU MAITY |  AITCAITC + INC | 93,945 | 51.1% |
| 2 | RANAJIT MANNA | 84,948 | 46.3% | |
| 3 | SADANANDA DE | BJP | 4,763 | 2.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
158th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
274th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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290th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 51.1%SP 46.3%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.