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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 274 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Galsi
Winner — 2016
ALOK KUMAR MAJHI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.4%AIFB 41.2%2 others 12.4%
Votes
95,203
46.4% share
Winning margin
10,771
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
86.5%
of 2,36,847
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALOK KUMAR MAJHI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 95,203 | 46.4% |
| 2 | NANDALAL PONDIT | UPA | 84,432 | 41.2% |
| 3 | SUNDAR PASWAN | BJP | 21,435 | 10.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,927 | 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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
83rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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31st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.4%AIFB 41.2%BJP 10.5%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
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?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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