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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2021Reserved (SC)

Sankrail

Winner — 2021

PRIYA PAUL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.4%BJP 32.2%7 others 17.5%
Votes
1,11,888
50.4% share
Winning margin
40,427
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.1%
of 2,77,450

Sankrail is a safe seat — PRIYA PAUL won by 18.2%.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRIYA PAUL
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,11,88850.4%
2
PROBHAKAR PANDIT
NDA
71,46132.2%
3
SAMIR MALICK
34,14415.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8500.8%
5
SAMIR SHIT
IND
1,0060.5%
6
SUVOMAY KHELO
IND
5220.2%
7
TAPAS DOLUI
IND
5200.2%
8
BIMAL KANTI NASKAR
IND
3960.2%
9
BUDHEN PATRA
IND
3400.1%

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

Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.7% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
75th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.4%BJP 32.2%CPM 15.4%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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