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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2016
Canning Purba
Winner — 2016
SAOKAT MOLLA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 59.6%CPM 31.1%3 others 9.3%
Votes
1,15,264
59.6% share
Winning margin
55,034
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
87.7%
of 2,20,662
Canning Purba is a safe seat — SAOKAT MOLLA won by 28.4%.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAOKAT MOLLA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,15,264 | 59.6% |
| 2 | AJIJER RAHAMAN MOLLA | UPA | 60,230 | 31.1% |
| 3 | SUDARSHAN GOSWAMI | BJP | 12,293 | 6.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,193 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SUJIT NASKAR | 2,548 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
2nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 59.6%CPM 31.1%BJP 6.3%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.47 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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