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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 211 · 2016
Chandipur
Winner — 2016
AMIYAKANTI BHATTACHARJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.5%CPM 43.6%6 others 7.8%
Votes
95,982
48.5% share
Winning margin
9,654
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
88.5%
of 2,23,472
A closely fought contest. AMIYAKANTI BHATTACHARJEE won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIYAKANTI BHATTACHARJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 95,982 | 48.5% |
| 2 | MANGAL CHAND PRADHAN | UPA | 86,328 | 43.6% |
| 3 | PIJUSH DAS | BJP | 10,160 | 5.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,414 | 0.7% |
| 5 | BISWANATH GHORAI | 1,274 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SUKUMAR PANDIT | BHNP | 1,224 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SK. MAHAMMAD IDRISH ALI | IND | 718 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SWAPAN KUMAR BHOWMIK | 701 | 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 (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 4.7% · max 62.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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132nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
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254th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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292nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.5%CPM 43.6%BJP 5.1%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.