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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 158 · 2006

Burtola

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Winner — 2006

SADHAN PANDE
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 54.5%RSP 32.6%9 others 12.9%
Votes
36,581
54.5% share
Winning margin
14,718
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.1%
of 98,541

Burtola is a safe seat — SADHAN PANDE won by 21.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SADHAN PANDE
AITC
TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
36,58154.5%
2
KALYAN MUKHERJEE
RSP
Left Front
21,86332.6%
3
RAJ KISHORE GUPTA
INC
INC
6,5489.8%
4
TAMAL SAHA
IND
5760.9%
5
AJIT KUMAR GHOSH
IND
3330.5%
6
KALYAN GUIN
IND
3160.5%
7
RAJKISHOR SHARMA
IND
2260.3%
8
HILLOL NARAYAN DUTTA
IND
1970.3%
9
SUBRATA DUTTA ROY
IND
1700.3%
10
PRANTOSH BANERJEE
IND
1320.2%
11
MAHENDRA JAISWAL
IND
1210.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (267th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 1.6% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
267th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
292nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
282nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.5%RSP 32.6%INC 9.8%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Baba en Mai (Calcutta)

Baba en Mai (Calcutta)

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