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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2016
Krishnanagar Dakshin
Winner — 2016
UJJAL BISWAS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.6%CPM 38.3%4 others 16.1%
Votes
80,711
45.6% share
Winning margin
12,814
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
87.8%
of 2,01,791
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UJJAL BISWAS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 80,711 | 45.6% |
| 2 | MEGHLAL SHEIKH | UPA | 67,897 | 38.4% |
| 3 | MAHADEV SARKAR | BJP | 22,850 | 12.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,538 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SUDEB SARKAR | 1,842 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | ANCHHARUL HAQUE BISWAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,226 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (172nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
172nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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219th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.6%CPM 38.4%BJP 12.9%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.