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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Bongaon Dakshin
Winner — 2021
SWAPAN MAJUMDER
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.1%AITC 46.1%6 others 6.8%
Votes
97,828
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,004
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.0%
of 2,50,251
Bongaon Dakshin was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 2,004 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN MAJUMDER | BJP (NDA) | 97,828 | 47.1% |
| 2 | ALO RANI SARKAR |  AITC | 95,824 | 46.1% |
| 3 | TAPAS KUMAR BISWAS | 10,069 | 4.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,542 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RABINDRA NATH BARAI | 953 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR | 820 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | ALOKE BAIN | IND | 462 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUSHANTA KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 336 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.0% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
204th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
257th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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269th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%AITC 46.1%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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