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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Dhupguri
Winner — 2021
BISHNU PADA RAY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.7%AITC 43.8%7 others 10.6%
Votes
1,04,688
45.6% share
Winning margin
4,355
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.4%
of 2,65,481
Dhupguri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 4,355 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISHNU PADA RAY | BJP (NDA) | 1,04,688 | 45.6% |
| 2 | MITALI ROY |  AITC | 1,00,333 | 43.8% |
| 3 | PRADIP KUMAR ROY | 13,107 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | BEDODYUTI ROY | 2,178 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | HRISHIKESH ROY | IND | 2,169 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SUKUMAR ROY | KPPU | 2,155 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,984 | 0.9% |
| 8 | DHIRANJAN ROY | 1,613 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | SUJAN BARMAN | IND | 1,096 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.9% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
41st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
261st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%AITC 43.8%CPM 5.7%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.60 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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