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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1996
Domjur
Winner — 1996
PADMANIDHI DHAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.8%INC 44.9%4 others 3.3%
Votes
95,319
51.8% share
Winning margin
12,670
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.0%
of 2,32,834
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADMANIDHI DHAR | Left Front | 95,319 | 51.8% |
| 2 | BHABANI PRASAD BHATTACHARYYA | INC | 82,649 | 44.9% |
| 3 | MANJUSRI DEY | BJP | 5,405 | 2.9% |
| 4 | GOPAL GHOSH | IND | 240 | 0.1% |
| 5 | KISALAY HAIT | IND | 221 | 0.1% |
| 6 | SIDDHESWAR MUKHOPADHAYA | AMB | 155 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (276th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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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
CPM 51.8%INC 44.9%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.