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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 1996
Arsa
Winner — 1996
NISHI KANTA MEHTA
FBL
FBL 46.0%INC 37.3%9 others 16.8%
Votes
46,914
46.0% share
Winning margin
8,884
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,39,620
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NISHI KANTA MEHTA |  FBL | 46,914 | 46.0% |
| 2 | KAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO | INC | 38,030 | 37.3% |
| 3 | AJIT PRASAD MAHATA | 11,987 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | SUBARNA KUMAR | IND | 1,889 | 1.9% |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA NATH KUMAR | BJP | 1,795 | 1.8% |
| 6 | KARAM CHAND MAHATO | IND | 456 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHASHI BHUSAN MAHATA | IND | 365 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SUSANTO MAHATO | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SATYANARAYAN MAJHI | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ALOKE KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ASOK KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY | IND | 94 | 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.
Average turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
160th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 46.0%INC 37.3%JMM 11.7%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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