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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2016

Howrah Madhya

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Winner — 2016

ARUP ROY (APU)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.2%JD(U) 22.1%11 others 25.7%
Votes
91,800
52.2% share
Winning margin
52,994
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,45,161

Howrah Madhya is a safe seat — ARUP ROY (APU) won by 30.1%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUP ROY (APU)
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
91,80052.2%
2
AMITABHA DUTTA
JD(U)
38,80622.1%
3
SANJAY SINGH
BJP
BJP
35,69120.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,1352.4%
5
SOUMITRA SENGUPTA
SUCI
1,3260.8%
6
JAWAHAR LAL PASI
BSP
1,1320.6%
7
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
5350.3%
8
SOUMENDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA
IND
5020.3%
9
SHANKAR DAS
IND
4490.3%
10
PRATIMA DEVI
IND
4430.3%
11
PRAMOD KUMAR RAM
IND
3960.2%
12
BISWANATH SAHA
IND
3630.2%
13
GANESH SINGH
IND
2980.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.2%JD(U) 22.1%BJP 20.3%OTH 3.1%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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