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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Mathabhanga
Winner — 2016
BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.1%CPM 32.2%7 others 19.7%
Votes
96,383
48.1% share
Winning margin
31,918
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.3%
of 2,29,622
Mathabhanga is a safe seat — BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN won by 15.9%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 96,383 | 48.1% |
| 2 | KHAGEN CHANDRA BARMAN | UPA | 64,465 | 32.2% |
| 3 | SUSHIL BARMAN | BJP | 31,258 | 15.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,980 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KANGSA RAJ BARMAN | KPPU | 1,759 | 0.9% |
| 6 | HAREKRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 1,353 | 0.7% |
| 7 | PIYARI MOHON BARMAN | IND | 1,120 | 0.6% |
| 8 | NAYAN CHAND BARMAN | AMB | 1,038 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MANJULA ROY | 1,029 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
12th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
280th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.1%CPM 32.2%BJP 15.6%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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