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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2021
Tarakeswar
Winner — 2021
RAMENDU SINHARAY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.0%BJP 43.3%4 others 9.7%
Votes
96,698
47.0% share
Winning margin
7,484
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.3%
of 2,41,488
A closely fought contest. RAMENDU SINHARAY won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMENDU SINHARAY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 96,698 | 47.0% |
| 2 | Dr. Swapan Dasgupta | NDA | 89,214 | 43.3% |
| 3 | SURAJIT GHOSH | 14,595 | 7.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,752 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Sanju Chakraborty | 1,697 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Sukumar Khanra | IND | 961 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (143rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.0% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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143rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
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174th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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171st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.0%BJP 43.3%CPM 7.1%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.57 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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