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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2021
Palashipara
Winner — 2021
Dr. Manik Bhattacharya
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.2%BJP 29.0%7 others 16.8%
Votes
1,10,274
54.2% share
Winning margin
51,336
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.4%
of 2,46,856
Palashipara is a safe seat — Dr. Manik Bhattacharya won by 25.2%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Manik Bhattacharya |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,10,274 | 54.2% |
| 2 | Bibhash Chandra Mandal | NDA | 58,938 | 29.0% |
| 3 | S.M. Sadi | 26,228 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Maniruzzaman Mondal | 1,696 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Ratikanta Thakur | 1,690 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Ramesh Barman | IND | 1,688 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,654 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Bijoy Dutta | IND | 916 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Panchanan Mandal | IND | 301 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (213th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
213th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
74th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.2%BJP 29.0%CPM 12.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.