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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
ABDUL KHALEQUE MOLLA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.8%CPM 38.5%5 others 11.7%
Votes
79,749
49.8% share
Winning margin
17,976
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,23,690
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KHALEQUE MOLLA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 79,749 | 49.8% |
| 2 | MONIRUL ISLAM | UPA | 61,773 | 38.5% |
| 3 | SANJAY SINGH | BJP | 13,259 | 8.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,755 | 1.7% |
| 5 | AHAMMAD ALI MOLLA | IND | 1,110 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ABDUL RAHIM | 939 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | BEDAR BAKHT | 703 | 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 (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.1% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
94th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
293rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
78th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.8%CPM 38.5%BJP 8.3%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.