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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2016
Deganga
Winner — 2016
RAHIMA MONDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.9%AIFB 37.3%6 others 11.8%
Votes
97,412
50.9% share
Winning margin
25,990
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
88.8%
of 2,15,780
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAHIMA MONDAL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 97,412 | 50.9% |
| 2 | MD. HASANOOR JAMAN CHOWDHURY | UPA | 71,422 | 37.3% |
| 3 | TARUN KANTI GHOSH | BJP | 12,074 | 6.3% |
| 4 | BAKI BILLAH KARIKAR | 4,247 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | RAFIKUL ISLAM | WPOI | 2,317 | 1.2% |
| 6 | AJOY SADHU KHAN | 1,754 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,589 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RITA PANDA | 694 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
8th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
68th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.9%AIFB 37.3%BJP 6.3%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 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.