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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 293

NalhatiAssembly by-election result, 2013

Dipak Chatterjee (AIFB) won Nalhati in the 2013 assembly by-election with 33.0% of the vote, beating Abdur Rahaman (INC) by 7,746 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, there was no seat no. 293. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election; it kept its number and name. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Dipak Chatterjee
AIFB
AIFB 33.0%INC 28.4%6 others 38.6%
Votes
55,341
33.0% share
Winning margin
7,746
4.6% of votes
Candidates
8

A closely fought contest. Dipak Chatterjee won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Dipak Chatterjee
AIFB
AIFB
55,34133.0%
2
Abdur Rahaman
INC
INC
47,59528.4%
3
Biplab Otha
INC
INC
47,04128.1%
4
Anil Singha
BJP
BJP
12,2197.3%
5
Md. Noorul Hoda
AIUDF
AIUDF
1,9531.2%
6
Dhananjoy Bandopadhayay
IND
IND
1,3680.8%
7
Nurul Islam (Swapan)
BJP
BJP
1,2270.7%
8
Kaosar Sekh
IND
IND
9570.6%

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A close contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
4.6%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 97% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.65

How did the vote split?

SEAT
33.0%won by AIFB
AIFB 33.0%INC 28.4%INC 28.1%BJP 7.3%Others 3.3%

Birbhum district · 35 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Nakshi Kantha and Santiniketan Leather goods.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
  • Hindu62.3%
  • Muslim37.1%
  • Christian0.3%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.2%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water15.9%
Electric lighting41.1%
Toilet at home24.1%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 1849.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI

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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Who has won Nalhati, 1977–2026

  1. 1977BHABAUI PRASAD CHATTOPADYAY (FBL), margin 30.0%
  2. 1982SATTIK KUMAR ROY (FBL), margin 16.4%
  3. 1987SATTICK KUMAR ROY (FBL), margin 10.7%
  4. 1991SATTICK KUMAR RAY (FBL), margin 25.4%
  5. 1996KALIMUDDIN SHAMS (FBL), margin 11.0%
  6. 2001KALIMUDDIN SHAMS (FBL), margin 3.0%
  7. 2006DIPAK CHATTERJEE (AIFB), margin 8.7%
  8. 2011ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE (INC), margin 9.8%
  9. 2016MOINUDDIN SHAMS (AITC), margin 5.6%
  10. 2021RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH (RAJU SINGH) (AITC), margin 27.4%
  11. 2026RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH(RAJU SINGH) (AITC), margin 6.0%