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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 227 · 2016
Pingla
Winner — 2016
SAUMEN KUMAR MAHAPATRA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.4%DSP(P) 38.7%4 others 10.9%
Votes
1,04,416
50.4% share
Winning margin
24,218
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
90.2%
of 2,29,666
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUMEN KUMAR MAHAPATRA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,04,416 | 50.4% |
| 2 | PRABODH CHANDRA SINHA | DSP(P) | 80,198 | 38.7% |
| 3 | ANTARA BHATTACHARYYA | BJP | 16,665 | 8.0% |
| 4 | RANJIT BANKURA | 2,388 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,118 | 1.0% |
| 6 | KARTIK CHANDRA DOLAI | IND | 1,474 | 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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
103rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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89th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.4%DSP(P) 38.7%BJP 8.0%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.