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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2016
Rejinagar
Winner — 2016
RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY
INC· Mahajot
INC 43.1%IND 40.1%6 others 16.8%
Votes
79,770
43.1% share
Winning margin
5,560
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.3%
of 2,24,848
A closely fought contest. RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.94 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY | Mahajot | 79,770 | 43.1% |
| 2 | HUMAYUN KABIR | IND | 74,210 | 40.1% |
| 3 | BEGUM SIDDIKA |  AITC | 14,631 | 7.9% |
| 4 | BANKIM KARMAKAR | BJP | 10,771 | 5.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,150 | 1.2% |
| 6 | BABAR ALI | 1,392 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | RABIUL ISLAM SEKH | 1,374 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | ABDUS SUKUR | 695 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (194th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.2% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
194th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
164th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%IND 40.1%AITC 7.9%BJP 5.8%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.94 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.