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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2016
Ramnagar
Winner — 2016
AKHIL GIRI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.0%CPM 39.0%5 others 8.0%
Votes
1,07,081
53.0% share
Winning margin
28,253
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.1%
of 2,40,244
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHIL GIRI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,07,081 | 53.0% |
| 2 | TAPAS SINHA | UPA | 78,828 | 39.0% |
| 3 | TAPAN KAR | BJP | 12,186 | 6.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,694 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PRODORSHI GHOSH | 902 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | PRABIR KUMAR MISRA | BHNP | 774 | 0.4% |
| 7 | DHANANJOY DALAI | IND | 628 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (248th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.9% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
248th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
276th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
238th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.0%CPM 39.0%BJP 6.0%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 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
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