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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 219 · 2016
Dantan
Winner — 2016
BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.5%CPI 37.1%3 others 9.4%
Votes
95,641
53.5% share
Winning margin
29,260
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,11,636
Dantan is a safe seat — BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN won by 16.4%.
Seat history
2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 95,641 | 53.5% |
| 2 | SISIR KUMAR PATRA | UPA | 66,381 | 37.1% |
| 3 | SHAKTIPADA NAYAK | BJP | 13,357 | 7.5% |
| 4 | BALARAM DAS | 1,797 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,741 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.3% · max 81.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
211th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
259th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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222nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.5%CPI 37.1%BJP 7.5%OTH 1.0%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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