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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
ASHOK KUMAR DEB
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.1%INC 40.4%7 others 15.5%
Votes
84,058
44.1% share
Winning margin
7,159
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.2%
of 2,28,889
A closely fought contest. ASHOK KUMAR DEB won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR DEB |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 84,058 | 44.1% |
| 2 | SK. MUJIBAR RAHAMAN | UPA | 76,899 | 40.4% |
| 3 | UMA SHANKAR GHOSH DASTIDAR | BJP | 20,778 | 10.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,859 | 1.5% |
| 5 | ALI BASIR SK. | WPOI | 1,907 | 1.0% |
| 6 | KAJAL DUTTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,250 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RABINDRANATH RANJAN | 1,231 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | TAMRADHWAJ ADAK | 797 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | RUP KUMAR ADAK | IND | 715 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.1% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
106th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.1%INC 40.4%BJP 10.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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?
37 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.