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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 200 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Arambag
Winner — 2016
KRISHNA CHANDRA SANTRA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.9%CPM 35.6%2 others 10.5%
Votes
1,07,579
53.9% share
Winning margin
36,457
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
85.8%
of 2,32,765
Arambag is a safe seat — KRISHNA CHANDRA SANTRA won by 18.3%.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA CHANDRA SANTRA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,07,579 | 53.9% |
| 2 | ASIT MALIK | UPA | 71,122 | 35.6% |
| 3 | MURARI BERA | BJP | 17,261 | 8.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,748 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
195th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
165th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.9%CPM 35.6%BJP 8.6%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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