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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2016
Shyampukur
Winner — 2016
SHASHI PANJA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.8%AIFB 34.5%8 others 19.7%
Votes
53,507
45.8% share
Winning margin
13,155
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,71,045
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHASHI PANJA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 53,507 | 45.8% |
| 2 | PIYALI PAL | UPA | 40,352 | 34.5% |
| 3 | SOMABRATA MANDAL | BJP | 18,378 | 15.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,700 | 2.3% |
| 5 | SUBIR SAMANTA | 619 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | TARKESH RAI | IND | 473 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SAMPA BASU | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BIKASH DEY | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ASHIM DAS | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHHAYA GHOSH | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (276th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
276th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
108th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.8%AIFB 34.5%BJP 15.7%OTH 1.6%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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