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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2011Reserved (SC)

Bongaon Dakshin

Winner — 2011

SURAJIT KUMAR BISWAS
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 53.7%CPM 40.3%3 others 6.0%
Votes
87,677
53.7% share
Winning margin
21,889
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.3%
of 1,89,044

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJIT KUMAR BISWAS
AITC
AITC + INC
87,67753.7%
2
ANUJ BARAN SARKAR
Left Front
65,78840.3%
3
ARUN HALDER
BJP
5,2433.2%
4
HIMANGSHU BISWAS(PUCHU)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5611.6%
5
RABINDRA NATH BISWAS
1,9611.2%

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

Average turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.0% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
204th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
257th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
269th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.7%CPM 40.3%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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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