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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2016
Kumarganj
Winner — 2016
TORAF HOSSAIN MANDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 41.9%CPM 39.6%6 others 18.5%
Votes
64,501
41.9% share
Winning margin
3,496
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.8%
of 1,79,509
A closely fought contest. TORAF HOSSAIN MANDAL won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORAF HOSSAIN MANDAL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 64,501 | 41.9% |
| 2 | MAFUJA KHATUN | UPA | 61,005 | 39.6% |
| 3 | MANAS SARKAR | BJP | 22,201 | 14.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,470 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BIPUL TUDU | 1,395 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | GOLOK BARMAN | BMUP | 1,065 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NARAYAN CHANDRA ROY | IND | 706 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RANJIT DEV | 679 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.3% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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33rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
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145th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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264th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.9%CPM 39.6%BJP 14.4%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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