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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 280 · 2016
Asansol Dakshin
Winner — 2016
TAPAS BANERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 38.5%CPM 30.8%4 others 30.6%
Votes
71,515
38.5% share
Winning margin
14,283
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.0%
of 2,47,366
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 71,515 | 38.5% |
| 2 | HEMANT PRABHAKAR | UPA | 57,232 | 30.8% |
| 3 | COL. DIPTANSU CHAUDHURY | BJP | 49,199 | 26.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,911 | 2.1% |
| 5 | CHHOTON RUIDAS | BMUP | 2,096 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SUKANTA HEMBRAM | JDP | 1,601 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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262nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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21st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 38.5%CPM 30.8%BJP 26.5%OTH 2.0%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 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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