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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 112 · 2016
Kamarhati
Winner — 2016
MANASH MUKHERJEE
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 45.1%AITC 42.0%10 others 12.9%
Votes
62,194
45.1% share
Winning margin
4,198
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,84,281
A closely fought contest. MANASH MUKHERJEE won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANASH MUKHERJEE | Mahajot | 62,194 | 45.1% |
| 2 | MADAN MITRA |  AITC | 57,996 | 42.0% |
| 3 | KRISHANU MITRA | BJP | 10,797 | 7.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,623 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MANAS MUKHERJEE | IND | 1,009 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SUBHOJIT DUTTA | IND | 923 | 0.7% |
| 7 | REKHA DEVI | 848 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | ARCHANA GHATAK | CPI(ML)(L) | 399 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SANTANU CHATTERJEE | PDS | 352 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHASKAR ROY | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SOUMEN MUKHERJEE | RAJSP | 245 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJARSHI GOSWAMI | 215 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (245th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
245th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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124th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.1%AITC 42.0%BJP 7.8%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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
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