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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2011

Ratua

Winner — 2011

SAMAR MUKHERJEE
INC· AITC + INC
INC 48.3%CPM 43.9%4 others 7.7%
Votes
74,936
48.3% share
Winning margin
6,861
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.4%
of 1,92,832

A closely fought contest. SAMAR MUKHERJEE won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMAR MUKHERJEE
AITC + INC
74,93648.3%
2
SAILEN SARKAR
Left Front
68,07543.9%
3
IMDADUL HOQUE
IND
5,0683.3%
4
DILIP AGARWALLA
BJP
3,4572.2%
5
ASHOKE KUMAR SAHA
IND
1,8561.2%
6
ATAUR
IND
1,6221.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (133rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
133rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
189th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%CPM 43.9%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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