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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Khargram
Winner — 2016
ASHIS MARJIT
INC· Mahajot
INC 54.9%AITC 34.4%7 others 10.6%
Votes
88,913
54.9% share
Winning margin
33,173
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.3%
of 2,04,103
Khargram is a safe seat — ASHIS MARJIT won by 20.5%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHIS MARJIT | Mahajot | 88,913 | 54.9% |
| 2 | MADHAB CHANDRA MARJIT |  AITC | 55,740 | 34.4% |
| 3 | SUMANTA MONDAL | BJP | 9,004 | 5.6% |
| 4 | SWAPAN DAS | WPOI | 2,439 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,870 | 1.2% |
| 6 | HEMANTA MONDAL | IND | 1,323 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SANDIP RAJAK | 936 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | SADHAN KUMAR MARJIT | CPI(ML)(L) | 885 | 0.6% |
| 9 | ANANTA MONDAL | 750 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (278th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 3.0% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
278th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%AITC 34.4%BJP 5.6%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 Cr
A 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.