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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2021
Rajarhat New Town
Winner — 2021
TAPASH CHATTERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.2%BJP 30.2%5 others 15.6%
Votes
1,27,374
54.2% share
Winning margin
56,432
24.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.2%
of 2,89,471
Rajarhat New Town is a safe seat — TAPASH CHATTERJEE won by 24.0%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPASH CHATTERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,27,374 | 54.2% |
| 2 | BHASKAR ROY S/O - DULAL ROY | NDA | 70,942 | 30.2% |
| 3 | SAPTARSHI DEB | 31,543 | 13.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,032 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SUBHENDU GHOSH | IND | 1,313 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BHASKAR ROY S/O - KRISHNA KANTA ROY | 1,137 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | SUBIR SAMADDAR | IND | 565 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
130th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
151st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.2%BJP 30.2%CPM 13.4%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.