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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2016
Basirhat Dakshin
Winner — 2016
DIPENDU BISWAS (MITHU)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 40.7%BJP 29.6%7 others 29.8%
Votes
88,085
40.7% share
Winning margin
24,058
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,49,807
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPENDU BISWAS (MITHU) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 88,085 | 40.7% |
| 2 | SAMIK BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 64,027 | 29.6% |
| 3 | AMIT MAJUMDAR | UPA | 57,035 | 26.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,949 | 0.9% |
| 5 | DEBABRATA BISWAS (BABU) | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,462 | 0.7% |
| 6 | DILIP BAIRAGI | 1,133 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | AJAY KUMAR BAIN | 1,081 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | BARUN DAS | PDS | 964 | 0.4% |
| 9 | TASIRUL MONDAL | 903 | 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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 40.7%BJP 29.6%INC 26.3%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
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
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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.