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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Gosaba
Winner — 2016
JAYANTA NASKAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.5%RSP 39.6%6 others 9.9%
Votes
90,716
50.5% share
Winning margin
19,671
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,11,897
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYANTA NASKAR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 90,716 | 50.5% |
| 2 | UTTAM KUMAR SAHA | UPA | 71,045 | 39.6% |
| 3 | SANJOY KR. NAYEK | BJP | 11,504 | 6.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,109 | 1.7% |
| 5 | DILIP MONDAL | 1,050 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | DINABANDHU MANDAL | 977 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | HARIPADA MANDAL | 776 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | TUSHAR KANTI MONDAL | MPOI | 401 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (70th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 71.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
70th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
56th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.5%RSP 39.6%BJP 6.4%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 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.