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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2016
Panihati
Winner — 2016
NIRMAL GHOSH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.7%INC 42.9%4 others 12.5%
Votes
73,545
44.7% share
Winning margin
3,030
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.4%
of 2,09,894
Panihati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,030 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL GHOSH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 73,545 | 44.7% |
| 2 | SANMOY BANDYOPADHYAY | UPA | 70,515 | 42.9% |
| 3 | DIPAK KUMAR KUNDU (BAPI KUNDU) | BJP | 14,905 | 9.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,854 | 1.7% |
| 5 | JAGADISH ROY | 1,797 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | MR. RAJARSHI GOSWAMI | 935 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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223rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
204th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.7%INC 42.9%BJP 9.1%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.49 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.