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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 257 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Indus
Winner — 2016
GURUPADA METE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.1%CPM 38.6%4 others 13.3%
Votes
94,940
48.1% share
Winning margin
18,837
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
90.0%
of 2,19,065
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURUPADA METE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 94,940 | 48.1% |
| 2 | DILIP KUMAR MALIK | UPA | 76,103 | 38.6% |
| 3 | NIRMAL KUMAR DHARA | BJP | 16,246 | 8.2% |
| 4 | BASUDEB DIGER | IND | 3,837 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,670 | 1.9% |
| 6 | BHAIRAB LOHAR | 2,409 | 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 (118th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
118th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.1%CPM 38.6%BJP 8.2%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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
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.