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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 205 · 2016
Panskura Paschim
Winner — 2016
PHIROJA BIBI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.2%CPI 42.7%8 others 13.1%
Votes
92,427
44.2% share
Winning margin
3,145
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,46,695
Panskura Paschim was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 3,145 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHIROJA BIBI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 92,427 | 44.2% |
| 2 | CHITTARANJAN DASTHAKUR | UPA | 89,282 | 42.7% |
| 3 | NARAYAN KINKAR MISHRA | BJP | 19,403 | 9.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,125 | 1.0% |
| 5 | TARUN SAMANTA | BHNP | 1,524 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NISITH KUMAR MAITI | IND | 1,104 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SK. ABDUL MASUD | 1,007 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | SAPHIRUDDIN KHAN | IND | 942 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SK MAFIJUL RAHAMAN | PDS | 717 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SULALIT MALLICK | AMB | 635 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (205th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
205th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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252nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.2%CPI 42.7%BJP 9.3%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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