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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2016
Baishnab Nagar
Winner — 2016
SWADHIN KUMAR SARKAR
BJP· BJP + GJM (NDA)
BJP 38.2%INC 35.8%6 others 26.0%
Votes
70,185
38.2% share
Winning margin
4,497
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,11,923
A closely fought contest. SWADHIN KUMAR SARKAR won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWADHIN KUMAR SARKAR | BJP + GJM (NDA) | 70,185 | 38.2% |
| 2 | AZIZUL HAQUE | UPA | 65,688 | 35.8% |
| 3 | ASIT BOSE |  AITC | 40,262 | 21.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,520 | 1.4% |
| 5 | DHANESHYAM DAS | 1,528 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | NIKHIL CHANDRA MONDAL | 1,525 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SURESH CH. SARKAR | IND | 1,301 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MD. EBRAHIM SK. | CPI(ML)(L) | 713 | 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 (50th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.3% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
50th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.2%INC 35.8%AITC 21.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.02 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.