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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 131 · 2016
Kakdwip
Winner — 2016
MANTURAM PAKHIRA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.7%INC 40.9%5 others 5.4%
Votes
1,04,750
53.7% share
Winning margin
24,919
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.8%
of 2,17,094
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANTURAM PAKHIRA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,04,750 | 53.7% |
| 2 | RAFIK UDDIN MOLLA | UPA | 79,831 | 40.9% |
| 3 | KOUSHIK DAS | BJP | 6,600 | 3.4% |
| 4 | AMIYA SASMAL | 1,280 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,130 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PARBATI BHUNIA | 960 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | AHAMADULLA SHEIKH | 502 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (57th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
57th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
244th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.7%INC 40.9%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.