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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 2021

Behala Paschim

Winner — 2021

PARTHA CHATTERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.5%BJP 27.6%7 others 22.9%
Votes
1,14,778
49.5% share
Winning margin
50,884
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.5%
of 3,15,438

Behala Paschim is a safe seat — PARTHA CHATTERJEE won by 21.9%.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARTHA CHATTERJEE
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,14,77849.5%
2
SRABANTI CHATTERJEE
NDA
63,89427.6%
3
NIHAR BHAKTA
47,50920.5%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4331.1%
5
SANAT KUMAR BHAKAT
IND
8730.4%
6
AMAL DHALI
8620.4%
7
MRIDUL OJHA
IND
5500.2%
8
ARUNA RAY
IND
5320.2%
9
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
3850.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.5%BJP 27.6%CPM 20.5%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 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?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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