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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Mekliganj
Winner — 2016
ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 41.3%AIFB 37.7%8 others 21.0%
Votes
74,823
41.4% share
Winning margin
6,637
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
89.3%
of 2,02,689
A closely fought contest. ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU) won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 74,823 | 41.4% |
| 2 | PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | UPA | 68,186 | 37.7% |
| 3 | DADHIRAM RAY | BJP | 23,355 | 12.9% |
| 4 | JYOTISH ROY | 5,650 | 3.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,333 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PRAMILA ROY | 2,090 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | RATAN BARMAN | AMB | 1,809 | 1.0% |
| 8 | GOLAPI ROY | IND | 955 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DIPEN ROY | IND | 914 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BINOD ROY | KPPU | 845 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
6th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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71st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.4%AIFB 37.7%BJP 12.9%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 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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