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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 247 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Saltora
Winner — 2016
SWAPAN BOURI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.2%CPM 39.4%5 others 14.4%
Votes
84,979
46.2% share
Winning margin
12,523
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.4%
of 2,12,955
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN BOURI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 84,979 | 46.2% |
| 2 | SASTHI CHARAN BOURI | UPA | 72,456 | 39.4% |
| 3 | SNEHASIS MONDAL | BJP | 14,991 | 8.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,801 | 2.6% |
| 5 | DIPAK KUMAR BHUIYA | BMUP | 2,260 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DIPEN BAURI | 2,237 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | MAHANANDA MAJI | IND | 2,214 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
168th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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26th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.2%CPM 39.4%BJP 8.2%OTH 3.7%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.