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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 268 · 2016
Purbasthali Dakshin
Winner — 2016
SWAPAN DEBNATH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.8%INC 33.8%7 others 13.4%
Votes
1,04,398
52.9% share
Winning margin
37,666
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
88.1%
of 2,24,266
Purbasthali Dakshin is a safe seat — SWAPAN DEBNATH won by 19.1%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN DEBNATH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,04,398 | 52.9% |
| 2 | ABHIJIT BHATTACHARYYA | UPA | 66,732 | 33.8% |
| 3 | RAJIB KUMAR BHOWMICK | BJP | 19,003 | 9.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,916 | 1.0% |
| 5 | NASIMUL GANI SAYED | PDS | 1,555 | 0.8% |
| 6 | JIYADUL SEIKH | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,318 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MANORANJAN BOLL | 1,223 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | RAM HANSDA | IND | 796 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ABUL KALAM SEIKH | IND | 602 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (122nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.2% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
93rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.9%INC 33.8%BJP 9.6%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 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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