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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Bongaon Dakshin
Winner — 2016
SURAJIT KUMAR BISWAS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.2%CPM 34.9%5 others 15.9%
Votes
92,379
49.2% share
Winning margin
26,904
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.5%
of 2,25,008
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJIT KUMAR BISWAS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 92,379 | 49.2% |
| 2 | RAMENDRANATH AUDHYA | UPA | 65,475 | 34.9% |
| 3 | SWAPAN MAJUMDER | BJP | 24,384 | 13.0% |
| 4 | PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR | 1,616 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,512 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DIPANKAR MANDAL | AMB | 1,484 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PRANBALLABH PATHAK | CPI(ML)(L) | 925 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.0% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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204th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
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257th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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269th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.2%CPM 34.9%BJP 13.0%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.77 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.