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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2016
Chakdaha
Winner — 2016
KAR RATNA GHOSH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.6%CPM 37.2%5 others 13.2%
Votes
94,241
49.6% share
Winning margin
23,653
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,23,765
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAR RATNA GHOSH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 94,241 | 49.6% |
| 2 | BISWANATH GUPTA | UPA | 70,588 | 37.2% |
| 3 | PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR | BJP | 16,294 | 8.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,739 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SARNAB BOSE | 2,579 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | DHIRENDRA MAJUMDAR | 2,077 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR KUNDU | PDS | 1,368 | 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 (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
150th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
236th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.6%CPM 37.2%BJP 8.6%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.