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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2016
Hariharpara
Winner — 2016
NIAMOT SHEIKH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 37.8%INC 35.1%8 others 27.1%
Votes
71,502
37.8% share
Winning margin
5,003
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,18,299
A closely fought contest. NIAMOT SHEIKH won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIAMOT SHEIKH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 71,502 | 37.8% |
| 2 | ALAMGIR MIR (PALASH) | UPA | 66,499 | 35.1% |
| 3 | INSAR ALI BISWAS | UPA | 39,057 | 20.6% |
| 4 | TULSI PRASAD SUKUL | BJP | 5,394 | 2.9% |
| 5 | GOLAM MOSTAFA | 2,804 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | ASGAR ALI SEIKH | 1,382 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,159 | 0.6% |
| 8 | MD MURTAJ ALI | MPOI | 720 | 0.4% |
| 9 | NURUL AMIN SK | IND | 520 | 0.3% |
| 10 | AALAMGIR ALI MONDAL | IND | 254 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
58th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.21
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
224th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 37.8%INC 35.1%CPM 20.6%OTH 5.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 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.