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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 192 · 2016
Pandua
Winner — 2016
AMJAD HOSSAIN SK.
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 43.7%AITC 43.0%6 others 13.3%
Votes
91,489
43.7% share
Winning margin
1,392
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.5%
of 2,45,026
Pandua was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,392 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMJAD HOSSAIN SK. | Mahajot | 91,489 | 43.7% |
| 2 | SAIYAD RAHIM NABI |  AITC | 90,097 | 43.0% |
| 3 | ASHOK BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 17,081 | 8.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,731 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SK AMJAD HOSSAIN | IND | 2,477 | 1.2% |
| 6 | ABDUL GONI SARKAR | PDS | 1,947 | 0.9% |
| 7 | LAKSHMINARAYAN BAULDAS | 1,852 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | NIRANJAN BAG | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,759 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (163rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.2% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
163rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
156th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.7%AITC 43.0%BJP 8.2%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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