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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Gaighata
Winner — 2016
PULIN BIHARI RAY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.6%CPI 33.3%6 others 18.1%
Votes
93,812
48.6% share
Winning margin
29,572
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.0%
of 2,24,311
Gaighata is a safe seat — PULIN BIHARI RAY won by 15.3%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULIN BIHARI RAY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 93,812 | 48.6% |
| 2 | KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR | UPA | 64,240 | 33.3% |
| 3 | SANKAR THAKUR | BJP | 28,796 | 14.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,587 | 0.8% |
| 5 | ANIL BAIRAGI | 1,502 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | NANDITA MONDAL | IND | 1,388 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NANIBALA BISWAS ( DAS) | 917 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | BIKASH BISWAS | IND | 707 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (174th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.4% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
174th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
251st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
258th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.6%CPI 33.3%BJP 14.9%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 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?
3 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.