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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Kalchini
Winner — 2016
WILSON CHAMPRAMARY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 35.0%BJP 34.1%11 others 30.9%
Votes
62,061
35.0% share
Winning margin
1,511
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
81.3%
of 2,18,280
Kalchini was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,511 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILSON CHAMPRAMARY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 62,061 | 35.0% |
| 2 | BISHAL LAMA | BJP | 60,550 | 34.1% |
| 3 | AVIJIT NARJINARY | UPA | 14,220 | 8.0% |
| 4 | JOHN PHILIP XALXO | UPA | 11,905 | 6.7% |
| 5 | BISWAJIT MINJ | IND | 7,458 | 4.2% |
| 6 | ATUL SUBA | IND | 6,514 | 3.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,524 | 2.5% |
| 8 | PANKAJ TIRKEY | 2,551 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | SUJIT MAHALI | IND | 2,453 | 1.4% |
| 10 | RAKESH KIRAN INDWAR | IND | 1,954 | 1.1% |
| 11 | SUKHAN MUNDA | 1,148 | 0.7% | |
| 12 | JAY BHADRA KARJEE | IND | 1,087 | 0.6% |
| 13 | USHA TAMANG | IND | 931 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (244th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.8% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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244th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
255th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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91st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 35.0%BJP 34.1%INC 8.0%RSP 6.7%OTH 13.6%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A 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?
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