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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2016
Howrah Dakshin
Winner — 2016
BRAJAMOHAN MAJUMDER
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.8%CPM 39.5%9 others 12.7%
Votes
93,689
47.8% share
Winning margin
16,194
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.5%
of 2,66,645
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJAMOHAN MAJUMDER |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 93,689 | 47.8% |
| 2 | ARINDAM BASU (BABU) | UPA | 77,495 | 39.5% |
| 3 | SAHANA GUHA RAY | BJP | 16,277 | 8.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,816 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SRINATH YADAV | 1,249 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | JOYDEB SANTRA | IND | 1,039 | 0.5% |
| 7 | TAPAS DAS | 757 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | SUKTARA KHAN | IUC | 496 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KASHINATH MALICK | IND | 442 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUBHRAJIT (LITON) BHADURI | PDS | 441 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ASOK KRISHNA DAS | IND | 337 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (218th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.6% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
218th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
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74th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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153rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.8%CPM 39.5%BJP 8.3%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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?
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