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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2016
Itahar
Winner — 2016
AMAL ACHARJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.3%CPI 41.0%4 others 6.8%
Votes
88,507
52.3% share
Winning margin
19,120
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.7%
of 2,02,219
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAL ACHARJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 88,507 | 52.3% |
| 2 | SRIKUMAR MUKHERJEE | UPA | 69,387 | 41.0% |
| 3 | YUNISH HOQUE | BJP | 7,126 | 4.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,743 | 1.0% |
| 5 | HOPNA MURMU | JDP | 1,576 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JAINAL ABEDIN | 1,008 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.3%CPI 41.0%OTH 5.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.