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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2011
Tufanganj
Winner — 2011
ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 45.0%CPM 41.2%3 others 13.7%
Votes
73,721
45.0% share
Winning margin
6,182
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
89.4%
of 1,83,248
A closely fought contest. ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN |  AITCAITC + INC | 73,721 | 45.0% |
| 2 | DHANANJOY RAVA | Left Front | 67,539 | 41.2% |
| 3 | BIMAL KUMAR SARKAR | BJP | 17,220 | 10.5% |
| 4 | SIBEN BARMAN | IND | 2,817 | 1.7% |
| 5 | GANESH DAKUA | IND | 2,463 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.0%CPM 41.2%BJP 10.5%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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