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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 234 · 2021

Salboni

Winner — 2021

Srikanta Mahata
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.6%BJP 37.5%8 others 12.0%
Votes
1,26,020
50.6% share
Winning margin
32,644
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
89.5%
of 2,78,523

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history

4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Srikanta Mahata
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,26,02050.6%
2
Rajib Kundu
NDA
93,37637.5%
3
Ghosh Susanta
19,8598.0%
4
Rasbihari Mahata
IND
2,6431.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9650.8%
6
Laksmi Kanta Murmu
IND
1,6570.7%
7
Akshaya Kumar Mahata
AMB
1,6090.7%
8
Md. Kabirul Islam Khan
HUMP
7560.3%
9
Animesh Mahata
IND
7450.3%
10
Paresh Chandra Dutta
5650.2%

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

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
77th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
145th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.6%BJP 37.5%CPM 8.0%OTH 3.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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