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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Sonamukhi
Winner — 2016
AJIT RAY
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 46.0%AITC 41.4%3 others 12.6%
Votes
86,125
46.0% share
Winning margin
8,719
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
89.0%
of 2,10,167
A closely fought contest. AJIT RAY won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT RAY | Mahajot | 86,125 | 46.0% |
| 2 | DIPALI SAHA |  AITC | 77,406 | 41.4% |
| 3 | DEBJANI ROY | BJP | 15,118 | 8.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,811 | 2.6% |
| 5 | JAYANTA LOHAR | 3,575 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.0%AITC 41.4%BJP 8.1%OTH 1.9%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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?
5 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.