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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2021

Shyampur

Winner — 2021

KALIPADA MANDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 51.7%BJP 37.5%5 others 10.7%
Votes
1,14,804
51.7% share
Winning margin
31,511
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.2%
of 2,57,322

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALIPADA MANDAL
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,14,80451.7%
2
TNUSREE CHAKRABORTY
NDA
83,29337.5%
3
AMITABHA CHAKRABORTI
20,4089.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1420.5%
5
PRADIP MANDAL
1,0020.5%
6
SANKAR MANDAL
IND
6320.3%
7
TUSHARKANTI MAL
IND
6080.3%

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

Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
135th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
266th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 51.7%BJP 37.5%INC 9.2%OTH 1.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 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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