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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2021
Falta
Winner — 2021
SANKAR KUMAR NASKAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 56.4%BJP 36.7%9 others 6.9%
Votes
1,17,179
56.4% share
Winning margin
40,774
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
87.2%
of 2,38,454
Falta is a safe seat — SANKAR KUMAR NASKAR won by 19.6%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR KUMAR NASKAR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,17,179 | 56.4% |
| 2 | BIDHAN PARUI | NDA | 76,405 | 36.8% |
| 3 | ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA | 7,452 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | M. RAQUIBUL HASAN MALLICK | IND | 1,677 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,185 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JULFIKAR SHAIK | IND | 1,183 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SANTOSH SAMANTA | IND | 1,026 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ATAL KUMAR PURKAIT | 776 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | SOMNATH MONDAL | IND | 411 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MILAN DHUM | IND | 365 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DEEPAK RAM | IND | 273 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 56.4%BJP 36.8%OTH 6.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 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.