Back to West Bengal 2016 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 210 · 2016

Nandigram

Winner — 2016

ADHIKARI SUVENDU
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 66.8%CPI 26.5%4 others 6.7%
Votes
1,34,623
66.8% share
Winning margin
81,230
40.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.9%
of 2,31,866

Nandigram is a safe seat — ADHIKARI SUVENDU won by 40.3%.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADHIKARI SUVENDU
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,34,62366.8%
2
ABDUL KABIR SEKH
UPA
53,39326.5%
3
BIJAN KUMAR DAS
BJP
10,7135.3%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2780.6%
5
BAPPADITYA NAYAK
8280.4%
6
RAM MOHAN MAITY
BHNP
7170.4%

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

Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.4% · max 58.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
115th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 66.8%CPI 26.5%BJP 5.3%OTH 0.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Human Hair (washed)🏺Marine Products🏺Processed cashew nuts

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25