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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2026
Shyampukur
Winner — 2026
PURNIMA CHAKRABORTY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.5%AITC 39.0%11 others 9.5%
Votes
60,248
51.6% share
Winning margin
14,633
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
88.7%
of 1,31,890
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNIMA CHAKRABORTY | BJP (NDA) | 60,248 | 51.6% |
| 2 | SHASHI PANJA |  AITC | 45,615 | 39.1% |
| 3 | JHUMA DAS | 7,356 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | PURNA GHOSH | 1,136 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 942 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GOURANGA KHATUA | 434 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | RIMA MONDAL | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SANJAY BAGARIA | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHHAYA GHOSH | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 10 | UMA GOSWAMI | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AYAN CHAKRABORTY | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANITA JAISWAL | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BARNALI GHOSH | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (276th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
276th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
108th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.6%AITC 39.1%AIFB 6.3%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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