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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2016
Malatipur
Winner — 2016
ALBERUNI ZULKARNAIN
INC· Mahajot
INC 32.3%RSP 30.6%4 others 37.1%
Votes
50,643
32.3% share
Winning margin
2,600
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.4%
of 1,95,163
Malatipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,600 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.78 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBERUNI ZULKARNAIN | Mahajot | 50,643 | 32.3% |
| 2 | ABDUR RAHIM BOXI | UPA | 48,043 | 30.6% |
| 3 | DR. MD. MOAZZEM HOSSAIN |  AITC | 39,947 | 25.4% |
| 4 | SAUMITRA SARKAR | BJP | 12,941 | 8.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,306 | 2.1% |
| 6 | CHAITANYA RABIDAS | 2,059 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 50.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
98th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
146th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%RSP 30.6%AITC 25.4%BJP 8.3%OTH 1.3%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.78 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.