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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 280 · 2011
Asansol Dakshin
Winner — 2011
TAPAS BANERJEE
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.7%CPM 38.0%2 others 6.3%
Votes
89,645
55.8% share
Winning margin
28,541
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.7%
of 2,04,435
Asansol Dakshin is a safe seat — TAPAS BANERJEE won by 17.8%.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS BANERJEE |  AITCAITC + INC | 89,645 | 55.8% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 61,104 | 38.0% |
| 3 | PAWAN KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 6,706 | 4.2% |
| 4 | NIRAJ LAL YADAV | 3,356 | 2.1% |
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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 (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
262nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
21st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.8%CPM 38.0%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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