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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 235 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Keshpur
Winner — 2016
SEULI SAHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 71.6%CPM 22.2%2 others 6.2%
Votes
1,46,579
71.6% share
Winning margin
1,01,151
49.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
88.0%
of 2,32,684
Keshpur is a safe seat — SEULI SAHA won by 49.4%.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEULI SAHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,46,579 | 71.6% |
| 2 | RAMESWAR DOLOI | UPA | 45,428 | 22.2% |
| 3 | DIPAK PATRA | BJP | 9,073 | 4.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,561 | 1.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (112th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe49.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 3.5% · max 54.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
112th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
235th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
195th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 71.6%CPM 22.2%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 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?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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