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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 155 · 2016
Maheshtala
Winner — 2016
KASTURI DAS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.8%CPM 41.5%4 others 10.7%
Votes
93,675
47.8% share
Winning margin
12,452
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.9%
of 2,42,100
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASTURI DAS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 93,675 | 47.8% |
| 2 | SAMIK LAHIRI | UPA | 81,223 | 41.5% |
| 3 | KARTIC CH. GHOSH | BJP | 14,909 | 7.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,144 | 1.6% |
| 5 | DEBASHISH BOSE | PDS | 1,854 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BECHU MONDAL | IND | 1,022 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (124th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.5% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
124th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
223rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.8%CPM 41.5%BJP 7.6%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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?
4 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.