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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2016Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2016

SITAL KUMAR SARDAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.7%CPM 37.0%7 others 18.3%
Votes
86,212
44.7% share
Winning margin
14,757
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.0%
of 2,44,188

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITAL KUMAR SARDAR
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
86,21244.7%
2
SAMIR MALICK
CPM
UPA
71,45537.0%
3
PROBHAKAR PANDIT
BJP
BJP
28,00614.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,1951.1%
5
TAPAN KUMAR BACHAR
IND
1,1930.6%
6
SAMIR NASKAR
IND
1,1830.6%
7
ASHOK RAJWAR
IUC
1,1580.6%
8
BISWANATH SANTRA
IND
9910.5%
9
GOPAL BAG
IND
4810.3%

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

Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.7% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
75th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.7%CPM 37.0%BJP 14.5%OTH 2.6%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 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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