Back to West Bengal 2021 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2021

Itahar

195119571962196719691971197219771982198719911996200120062011201620212026

Winner — 2021

MOSARAF HUSSEN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 59.1%BJP 36.4%7 others 4.5%
Votes
1,14,645
59.1% share
Winning margin
43,975
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,31,100

Itahar is a safe seat — MOSARAF HUSSEN won by 22.7%.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOSARAF HUSSEN
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,14,64559.1%
2
AMIT KUMAR KUNDU
BJP
NDA
70,67036.4%
3
SRIKUMAR MUKHERJEE
CPI
4,9082.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2400.6%
5
MOJAMMEL HAQUE
IND
1,0240.5%
6
MOFAKKERUL ISLAM
AIMIM
NDA
8310.4%
7
FIROJ ALAM
IND
3460.2%
8
TUFAN BARMAN
IND
1890.1%
9
DILIP KUMAR BARMAN
IND
1330.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 59.1%BJP 36.4%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)
Pramatheshwar Mahadevjiu temple

Pramatheshwar Mahadevjiu temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: WB-36·View all West Bengal 2021 seats →