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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Maynaguri
Winner — 2016
ANANTA DEB ADHIKARI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.9%RSP 31.3%6 others 20.9%
Votes
1,00,837
47.9% share
Winning margin
34,907
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
89.0%
of 2,36,663
Maynaguri is a safe seat — ANANTA DEB ADHIKARI won by 16.6%.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANTA DEB ADHIKARI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,00,837 | 47.9% |
| 2 | CHHAYA DEY (ROY) | UPA | 65,930 | 31.3% |
| 3 | BISWAJIT ROY | BJP | 30,742 | 14.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,368 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KAUSIK ROY | KPPU | 3,856 | 1.8% |
| 6 | AMIT KUMAR SARKAR | 1,818 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | RUPESWAR RAY | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,701 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BINAY SARKAR | AMB | 1,476 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.9%RSP 31.3%BJP 14.6%OTH 4.2%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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