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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 193 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

TAPAN DASGUPTA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.9%INC 38.6%4 others 12.4%
Votes
88,208
48.9% share
Winning margin
18,567
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,14,875

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TAPAN DASGUPTA
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
88,20848.9%
2
DILIP NATH
UPA
69,64138.6%
3
SUSANTA SENGUPTA
BJP
16,4949.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,9041.6%
5
SAJAL ADHIKARI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5360.8%
6
KASHINATH MURMU
1,5090.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (179th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
179th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
221st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.9%INC 38.6%BJP 9.2%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
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Mounds, Mahanad

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds

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Mounds, Mahanad

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

🏛️MonumentASI

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

🏛️MonumentASI

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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