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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2016
Goalpokhar
Winner — 2016
MD GULAM RABBANI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 43.9%INC 38.7%6 others 17.4%
Votes
64,869
43.9% share
Winning margin
7,748
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.3%
of 1,98,786
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD GULAM RABBANI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 64,869 | 43.9% |
| 2 | AFJAL HOSEN | UPA | 57,121 | 38.7% |
| 3 | DEBASHIS SARKAR | BJP | 16,966 | 11.5% |
| 4 | JULIA YEASMIN | 2,887 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | DULAL RAJBANSHI | 1,827 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | MANSINGHA HASDA | 1,805 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,557 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAGHU NATH SINGHA | IND | 685 | 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 (230th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.8% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
230th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
285th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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239th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 43.9%INC 38.7%BJP 11.5%OTH 4.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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