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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 276 · 2016
Durgapur Purba
Winner — 2016
SANTOSH DEBRAY
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 44.2%AITC 39.4%5 others 16.4%
Votes
84,200
44.2% share
Winning margin
9,131
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.4%
of 2,34,001
A closely fought contest. SANTOSH DEBRAY won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH DEBRAY | Mahajot | 84,200 | 44.2% |
| 2 | PRADIP MAZUMDAR |  AITC | 75,069 | 39.4% |
| 3 | AKHIL MONDAL | BJP | 23,302 | 12.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,680 | 1.9% |
| 5 | ASIT BARAN MONDAL | 1,676 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | SUKAMAL SAHA | IND | 1,354 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ANIRUDDHA CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,138 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (258th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
258th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.2%AITC 39.4%BJP 12.2%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 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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