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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2016
Ashoknagar
Winner — 2016
DHIMAN ROY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.0%CPM 38.3%6 others 11.7%
Votes
98,042
50.0% share
Winning margin
22,899
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.4%
of 2,27,073
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIMAN ROY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 98,042 | 50.0% |
| 2 | SATYASEBI KAR | UPA | 75,143 | 38.3% |
| 3 | TANUJA CHAKRABORTY | BJP | 16,429 | 8.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,798 | 0.9% |
| 5 | TARAKESWAR HAWLADER | 1,582 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | AJIT KUMAR SARKAR | 1,339 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | JAYASHRI DAS (BASAK) | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,262 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PARIMAL BAISHNAB | IND | 586 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.6% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
66th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
234th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.0%CPM 38.3%BJP 8.4%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.