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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2014 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Maynaguri
Winner — 2014 by-elections
A.D. Adhikary
TMC 51.7%RSP 35.1%5 others 13.1%
Votes
99,185
51.7% share
Winning margin
31,790
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Maynaguri is a safe seat — A.D. Adhikary won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.D. Adhikary | 99,185 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Dinabandhu .(Paltu) | 67,395 | 35.1% | |
| 3 | Animes Roy | IND | 10,938 | 5.7% |
| 4 | Puranjan sarkar | 8,488 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Mohit Kumar Roy | RJSP | 2,242 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Rupeswar Roy | CPI(L) | 2,082 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Suresh Chandra Roy | SUCI(C) | 1,406 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC 51.7%RSP 35.1%IND 5.7%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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