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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2021
Kashipur-Belgachia
Winner — 2021
Atin Ghosh
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 56.5%BJP 30.2%8 others 13.3%
Votes
76,182
56.5% share
Winning margin
35,390
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.6%
of 2,26,333
Kashipur-Belgachia is a safe seat — Atin Ghosh won by 26.2%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atin Ghosh |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 76,182 | 56.5% |
| 2 | Sibaji Sinha Roy | NDA | 40,792 | 30.2% |
| 3 | PRATIP DASGUPTA | 14,757 | 10.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,577 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SHIO KUMAR KHATIK | 539 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | KUSH MAHALI | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Rajesh Kumar Das | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SHREE NARAYAN TANDON | IND | 207 | 0.1% |
| 9 | TAPAS GHOSH | IND | 206 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MD SHAKIL | IND | 144 | 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 (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 56.5%BJP 30.2%CPM 10.9%OTH 1.2%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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