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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 150 · 2016

Jadavpur

Winner — 2016

SUJAN CHAKRABORTY
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 48.5%AITC 41.2%8 others 10.3%
Votes
98,977
48.5% share
Winning margin
14,942
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.5%
of 2,73,803

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUJAN CHAKRABORTY
Mahajot
98,97748.5%
2
MANISH GUPTA
AITC
84,03541.2%
3
DR. MOHIT KUMAR RAY
BJP
13,9226.8%
NOTA
NOTA
4,0932.0%
5
SUBHAS CHANDRA NASKAR
8030.4%
6
SHYAMAL GUHA MAJUMDAR
6120.3%
7
RAHUL BOSE
IND
5240.3%
8
PINTU KARMAKAR
IND
4330.2%
9
SANKAR PRASAD DAS
IND
3670.2%
10
GAUTAM PATRANABISH
IND
2510.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (274th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
274th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.5%AITC 41.2%BJP 6.8%OTH 1.5%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 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?

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