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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2016
Ratua
Winner — 2016
SAMAR MUKHERJEE
INC· Mahajot
INC 51.9%AITC 28.6%6 others 19.5%
Votes
96,587
51.9% share
Winning margin
43,275
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.8%
of 2,39,555
Ratua is a safe seat — SAMAR MUKHERJEE won by 23.2%.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | Mahajot | 96,587 | 51.9% |
| 2 | SHEHNAZ QUADERY |  AITC | 53,312 | 28.6% |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR SAHA | BJP | 25,746 | 13.8% |
| 4 | ARAFAT ALI | WPOI | 4,290 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,181 | 1.2% |
| 6 | EMDADUL HAQUE | IND | 1,572 | 0.8% |
| 7 | MD KABATULLA | 1,531 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | SEKH ALAMIN | BMUP | 1,029 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (133rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
133rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
189th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%AITC 28.6%BJP 13.8%OTH 4.5%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 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.