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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 256 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Katulpur
Winner — 2016
SHYAMAL SANTRA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.0%INC 38.5%3 others 12.5%
Votes
98,901
49.0% share
Winning margin
21,248
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
90.7%
of 2,22,492
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMAL SANTRA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 98,901 | 49.0% |
| 2 | AKSHAY SANTRA | UPA | 77,653 | 38.5% |
| 3 | TARUN KUMAR KOTAL | BJP | 19,255 | 9.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,470 | 1.7% |
| 5 | TAPAS KSHETRAPAL | BMUP | 2,433 | 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 (121st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
121st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
161st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.0%INC 38.5%BJP 9.6%OTH 1.2%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A 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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.