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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 176 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

HAIDER AZIZ SAFWI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.2%CPM 32.7%11 others 25.1%
Votes
72,192
42.2% share
Winning margin
16,269
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
83.1%
of 2,05,989

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HAIDER AZIZ SAFWI
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
72,19242.2%
2
SABIRUDDIN MOLLA
CPM
UPA
55,92332.7%
3
PAPIYA MONDAL
BJP
BJP
28,22916.5%
4
IMTIAZ AHMED MOLLAH (MIM)
IND
5,2623.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3621.4%
6
NAKUL BAG
IND
1,5620.9%
7
PROVAS HAZRA
IND
1,0950.6%
8
MANSA SEN
WPOI
1,0080.6%
9
ANOWAR MALLICK
IUC
9940.6%
10
RAJA RAM DAS
BSP
9250.5%
11
PREMANANDA DAN
IND
6590.4%
12
GANESH DAS
IND
4840.3%
13
SUKHEN MONDAL
SUCI
4090.2%

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

Average turnout (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 3.2% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
88th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.2%CPM 32.7%BJP 16.5%OTH 7.3%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 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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