Back to West Bengal 2016 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2016
Kashipur-Belgachia
Winner — 2016
MALA SAHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.4%CPM 32.4%6 others 17.2%
Votes
72,264
50.4% share
Winning margin
25,810
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,21,148
Kashipur-Belgachia is a safe seat — MALA SAHA won by 18.0%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALA SAHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 72,264 | 50.4% |
| 2 | KANINIKA BOSE (GHOSH) | UPA | 46,454 | 32.4% |
| 3 | ADITYA TANDON | BJP | 19,293 | 13.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,646 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MD AZIMULLAH | 989 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | JYOTSNA RAY PAIN | IND | 683 | 0.5% |
| 7 | TAPAS GHOSH | IND | 553 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ASHOKE KUMAR NASKAR | IND | 509 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.4%CPM 32.4%BJP 13.4%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.83 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.