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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Tapan
Winner — 2016
BACHCHU HANSDA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.8%RSP 40.2%5 others 17.0%
Votes
72,511
42.8% share
Winning margin
4,401
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.8%
of 1,90,782
A closely fought contest. BACHCHU HANSDA won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHCHU HANSDA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 72,511 | 42.8% |
| 2 | UROW RAGHU | UPA | 68,110 | 40.2% |
| 3 | KRISHNA KUJUR | BJP | 20,510 | 12.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,101 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BABLU KISKU | 1,913 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | EKKA KALICHARAN | 1,298 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | RAM KISKU | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,045 | 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 (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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51st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
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240th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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125th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.8%RSP 40.2%BJP 12.1%OTH 2.5%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.