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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2016
Shyampur
Winner — 2016
KALIPADA MANDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.3%INC 40.3%6 others 6.4%
Votes
1,08,619
53.3% share
Winning margin
26,586
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.9%
of 2,37,075
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIPADA MANDAL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,08,619 | 53.3% |
| 2 | AMITABHA CHAKRABORTY | UPA | 82,033 | 40.3% |
| 3 | MOUSUMI BISWAS | BJP | 8,075 | 4.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,524 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KALIPADA MONDAL | IND | 993 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SAIYAD SAMSUL HAK | IUC | 942 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PRADIP MANDAL | 737 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | SAKTI CHARAN DAS | IND | 708 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
135th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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266th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.3%INC 40.3%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 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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