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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2016

Baghmundi

Winner — 2016

NEPAL MAHATA
INC· Mahajot
INC 47.2%AITC 42.6%6 others 10.2%
Votes
88,707
47.2% share
Winning margin
8,587
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.2%
of 2,23,462

A closely fought contest. NEPAL MAHATA won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEPAL MAHATA
Mahajot
88,70747.2%
2
SAMIR MAHATO
AITC
80,12042.6%
3
JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO
BJP
11,2196.0%
4
PASHUPATI MAHATO
AMB
2,0471.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2,0291.1%
6
SUBAL PRASAD
1,8631.0%
7
RABINDRA NATH SIN MURA
IND
1,1020.6%
8
MRITYUNJOY SINGH BABU
1,0160.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
231st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%AITC 42.6%BJP 6.0%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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