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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2016
Samserganj
Winner — 2016
AMIRUL ISLAM
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 30.4%CPM 29.3%7 others 40.3%
Votes
48,381
30.4% share
Winning margin
1,780
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,94,128
Samserganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,780 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIRUL ISLAM |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 48,381 | 30.4% |
| 2 | TOUAB ALI | UPA | 46,601 | 29.3% |
| 3 | MD. REJAUL HOQUE(MANTU BISWAS) | IND | 42,389 | 26.7% |
| 4 | MILAN GHOSH | BJP | 11,397 | 7.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,290 | 2.1% |
| 6 | DR. AFFAN ALI | 2,418 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | MD. EAMEN ALI | IND | 1,742 | 1.1% |
| 8 | TIPU SULTAN | 1,731 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | SATRUGHNA RABI DAS | 1,039 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.3% · max 19.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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38th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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52nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 30.4%CPM 29.3%IND 26.7%BJP 7.2%OTH 4.4%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.