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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
DAS SAMARES
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 51.3%DSP(P) 39.6%4 others 9.1%
Votes
1,13,334
51.3% share
Winning margin
25,956
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,60,254
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAS SAMARES |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,13,334 | 51.3% |
| 2 | SHAIKH MAHMUD HOSSAIN | DSP(P) | 87,378 | 39.6% |
| 3 | MINATI SUR | BJP | 13,002 | 5.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,007 | 1.4% |
| 5 | JAGADIS SAU | 2,340 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | GOURISHANKAR RAYMAHAPATRA | 1,829 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (214th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.1% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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214th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
267th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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291st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 51.3%DSP(P) 39.6%BJP 5.9%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.