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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 2016
Behala Paschim
Winner — 2016
PARTHA CHATTERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.0%CPM 42.0%7 others 12.0%
Votes
1,02,114
46.0% share
Winning margin
8,896
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.4%
of 2,94,404
A closely fought contest. PARTHA CHATTERJEE won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTHA CHATTERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,02,114 | 46.0% |
| 2 | KAUSTAV CHATTERJEE | UPA | 93,218 | 42.0% |
| 3 | HARIKRISHNA DUTTA | BJP | 17,962 | 8.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,137 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MRITYUNJOY ROY | 1,494 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | PUSHPA DHALI | 1,040 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | TAPAN DEBNATH | IND | 920 | 0.4% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 744 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BIPUL KUMAR DAS | IND | 450 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.0%CPM 42.0%BJP 8.1%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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?
8 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.