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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2016

Bidhannagar

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Winner — 2016

SUJIT BOSE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.9%INC 38.3%8 others 18.8%
Votes
66,130
42.9% share
Winning margin
6,988
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.0%
of 2,26,897

A closely fought contest. SUJIT BOSE won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUJIT BOSE
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
66,13042.9%
2
ARUNAVA GHOSH
INC
UPA
59,14238.3%
3
SUSANTA RANJAN PAL
BJP
BJP
21,73514.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,2552.1%
5
RANJAN MAJUMDER
BSP
1,1630.8%
6
ANANDA CHANDA
SHS
8970.6%
7
MANMOHAN GARODIA
IND
7710.5%
8
TARUN KUMAR DAS
SUCI
5330.3%
9
PALASH BISWAS
IND
3790.3%
10
KUNAL MAJUMDER
IND
2980.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (287th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 2.6% · max 53.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
287th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.9%INC 38.3%BJP 14.1%OTH 2.6%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.06 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
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