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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 221 · 2016
Gopiballavpur
Winner — 2016
CHURAMANI MAHATA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 55.5%CPM 28.1%5 others 16.4%
Votes
1,00,323
55.5% share
Winning margin
49,558
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.7%
of 2,06,002
Gopiballavpur is a safe seat — CHURAMANI MAHATA won by 27.4%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHURAMANI MAHATA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,00,323 | 55.5% |
| 2 | PULIN BIHARI BASKE | UPA | 50,765 | 28.1% |
| 3 | SUSIL KUMAR GHOSH | BJP | 21,338 | 11.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,622 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SUBODH KUMAR MANDI | IND | 1,914 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJESH MAHATA | 1,472 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | DHARMAPAL BISUI | 1,302 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (173rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 3.7% · max 59.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
33rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.5%CPM 28.1%BJP 11.8%OTH 2.6%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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