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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2011
Siliguri
Winner — 2011
RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 48.1%CPM 44.7%6 others 7.2%
Votes
72,019
48.1% share
Winning margin
5,006
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.3%
of 1,84,303
A closely fought contest. RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA |  AITCAITC + INC | 72,019 | 48.1% |
| 2 | ASOK NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA | Left Front | 67,013 | 44.7% |
| 3 | ARUN PRASAD SARKER | BJP | 6,069 | 4.0% |
| 4 | HARDWAR SINGH | IND | 1,310 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SHANKAR DAS | 1,054 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | HIRALAL PASWAN | 1,028 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | KHUSHIRANJAN MANDAL | AMB | 804 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ADHIR SINGHA | 503 | 0.3% |
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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 (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.1%CPM 44.7%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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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.