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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 108 · 2016

Barrackpur

Winner — 2016

SILBHADRA DATTA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 40.2%CPM 35.2%5 others 24.6%
Votes
58,109
40.2% share
Winning margin
7,319
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.8%
of 2,01,231

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SILBHADRA DATTA
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
58,10940.2%
2
DEBASISH BHOWMICK
UPA
50,79035.2%
3
AMITAVA ROY
BJP
29,22720.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7331.9%
5
TAPAS SARKAR
1,3841.0%
6
SHYAM SUNDAR SHAW (LALI)
CPIM
1,2490.9%
7
BRAHMDEO GUPTA
IND
9520.7%

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

Low turnout (259th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.6% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
259th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 40.2%CPM 35.2%BJP 20.2%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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