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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 90 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Ranaghat Dakshin
Winner — 2016
RAMA BISWAS
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 47.5%AITC 39.6%7 others 12.8%
Votes
1,04,159
47.5% share
Winning margin
17,253
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.0%
of 2,57,811
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA BISWAS | Mahajot | 1,04,159 | 47.5% |
| 2 | ABIR RANJAN BISWAS |  AITC | 86,906 | 39.6% |
| 3 | SUSMIT RANJAN HALDAR | BJP | 18,114 | 8.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,640 | 1.7% |
| 5 | PRASANTA BISWAS | 2,407 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | TUSHAR BISWAS | IND | 1,490 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MANMATHA BISWAS | NDPOI | 1,050 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BIBHUTI MONDAL | IND | 790 | 0.4% |
| 9 | TAPAN HALDER | IND | 659 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
236th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
265th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
237th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%AITC 39.6%BJP 8.3%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.