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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Maynaguri
Winner — 2021
Kaushik Roy
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.8%AITC 43.8%8 others 7.4%
Votes
1,15,306
48.8% share
Winning margin
11,911
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
88.5%
of 2,66,651
A clear win with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaushik Roy | BJP (NDA) | 1,15,306 | 48.8% |
| 2 | Manoj Roy |  AITC | 1,03,395 | 43.8% |
| 3 | Naresh Chandra Roy | 5,760 | 2.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,095 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Biswanath Roy | KPPU | 2,868 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Uday Shankar Adhikari | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,555 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Ganesh Mandal | 1,550 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Bilash Sarkar | IND | 1,079 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Shyamal Roy | 745 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | Binay Sarkar | AMB | 740 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.8%AITC 43.8%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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