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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2016

Kanthi Uttar

Winner — 2016

BANASRI MAITY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.1%CPM 41.1%5 others 8.8%
Votes
1,03,783
50.1% share
Winning margin
18,576
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.0%
of 2,35,573

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANASRI MAITY
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,03,78350.1%
2
CHAKRADHAR MAIKAP
UPA
85,20741.1%
3
ASIM DAS
BJP
11,9455.8%
4
GOPAL CHANDRA MANNA
BHNP
1,8420.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7550.8%
6
GHORAI RAMPRASAD
1,4880.7%
7
SANDIP KUMAR DAS
1,1640.6%

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

Average turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
116th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
261st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
213th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.1%CPM 41.1%BJP 5.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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