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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 150 · 2006
Tollygunge
Winner — 2006
AROOP BISWAS
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 46.7%CPM 46.1%2 others 7.2%
Votes
46,378
46.7% share
Winning margin
526
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,43,407
Tollygunge was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 526 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AROOP BISWAS |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 46,378 | 46.7% |
| 2 | PARTHA PRATIM BISWAS | Left Front | 45,852 | 46.1% |
| 3 | TULSHI DAS MUKHERJEE | INC | 5,984 | 6.0% |
| 4 | DILIP SHIL | IND | 1,154 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (274th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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274th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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98th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.7%CPM 46.1%INC 6.0%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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