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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Khandaghosh
Winner — 2016
NABIN CHANDRA BAG
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.9%CPM 44.3%3 others 9.9%
Votes
90,151
45.9% share
Winning margin
3,202
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
89.1%
of 2,20,473
Khandaghosh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 3,202 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NABIN CHANDRA BAG |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 90,151 | 45.9% |
| 2 | ASIMA ROY | UPA | 86,949 | 44.3% |
| 3 | ASHOKE SANTRA | BJP | 13,973 | 7.1% |
| 4 | PROTUL BISWAS | 2,780 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,624 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
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111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.9%CPM 44.3%BJP 7.1%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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