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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 194 · 2016
Chanditala
Winner — 2016
SWATI KHANDOKER
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.3%CPM 40.8%5 others 10.9%
Votes
91,874
48.3% share
Winning margin
14,176
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.2%
of 2,40,383
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWATI KHANDOKER |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 91,874 | 48.3% |
| 2 | AZIM ALI MD. SK. | UPA | 77,698 | 40.8% |
| 3 | SUDIPTA CHATTOPADHYAY | BJP | 12,843 | 6.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,305 | 1.7% |
| 5 | RAGHUWANSH DWIWEDY | 1,970 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | MOIDUL ISLAM LASKAR | IUC | 1,426 | 0.8% |
| 7 | DINABANDHU DUTTA | 1,184 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (219th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.1% · max 62.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
219th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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182nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.3%CPM 40.8%BJP 6.8%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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?
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