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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 283 · 2016
Barbani
Winner — 2016
BIDHAN UPADHYAY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.1%CPM 32.5%4 others 20.4%
Votes
77,464
47.1% share
Winning margin
24,049
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.5%
of 2,06,828
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIDHAN UPADHYAY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 77,464 | 47.1% |
| 2 | SHIPRA MUKHERJEE | UPA | 53,415 | 32.5% |
| 3 | AMAL ROY | BJP | 25,224 | 15.3% |
| 4 | KRISHNAPADA NATH GOSWAMI | 3,480 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,761 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PRANABESH DUTTA | 2,032 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (233rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 6.3% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
233rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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7th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.1%CPM 32.5%BJP 15.3%OTH 3.4%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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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