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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2021
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Winner — 2021
BIMAN GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.5%AITC 40.9%3 others 5.6%
Votes
1,19,334
53.5% share
Winning margin
28,178
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
85.3%
of 2,61,455
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
3 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMAN GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 1,19,334 | 53.5% |
| 2 | DILIP YADAV |  AITC | 91,156 | 40.9% |
| 3 | MONIKA MALIK GHOSH | 7,828 | 3.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,788 | 1.3% |
| 5 | CHIRANJIT BARIK | IND | 1,968 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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203rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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40th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%AITC 40.9%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 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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