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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 269 · 2016
Purbasthali Uttar
Winner — 2016
PRADIP KUMAR SAHA
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 43.4%AITC 41.9%5 others 14.7%
Votes
84,549
43.4% share
Winning margin
2,828
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.4%
of 2,25,513
Purbasthali Uttar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,828 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADIP KUMAR SAHA | Mahajot | 84,549 | 43.4% |
| 2 | TAPAN CHATTERJEE |  AITC | 81,721 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SWAPAN BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 22,410 | 11.5% |
| 4 | JYOTSNA GOLDAR | 2,193 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,534 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ANSARUL AMAN MONDAL (BABU) | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,516 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BINOD BIHARI DEBNATH | SP(I) | 997 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 1.3% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
159th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
235th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.4%AITC 41.9%BJP 11.5%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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