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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
TAMONASH GHOSH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.2%CPM 37.6%6 others 12.2%
Votes
94,381
50.1% share
Winning margin
23,580
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
88.6%
of 2,12,340
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAMONASH GHOSH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 94,381 | 50.1% |
| 2 | BIDHAN PARUI | UPA | 70,801 | 37.6% |
| 3 | AMARENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE | BJP | 15,763 | 8.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,813 | 1.0% |
| 5 | MAMATA LASKAR | 1,798 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | ATAL KUMAR PURKAIT | 1,518 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | JAYASHRI CHAKRABORTY | 1,328 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | HARAN CHANDRA BISWAS | PDS | 781 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.1%CPM 37.6%BJP 8.4%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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?
18 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.