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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 216 · 2016
Kanthi Dakshin
Winner — 2016
ADHIKARI DIBYENDU
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.7%CPI 34.2%6 others 12.1%
Votes
93,359
53.7% share
Winning margin
33,890
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,04,691
Kanthi Dakshin is a safe seat — ADHIKARI DIBYENDU won by 19.5%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHIKARI DIBYENDU |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 93,359 | 53.7% |
| 2 | UTTAM PRADHAN | UPA | 59,469 | 34.2% |
| 3 | KAMALES MISHRA | BJP | 15,223 | 8.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,311 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SRIDHAR DASH | WPOI | 1,038 | 0.6% |
| 6 | MANAS PRADHAN | 1,010 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | JAHANGIR MAHAMMAD SK. | BHNP | 754 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DR. ARUN KUMAR GIRI | ABHM | 639 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (183rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.7% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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183rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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275th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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202nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.7%CPI 34.2%BJP 8.8%OTH 2.0%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.