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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2016
Madhyamgram
Winner — 2016
RATHIN GHOSH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.1%INC 35.9%3 others 11.1%
Votes
1,10,271
53.1% share
Winning margin
35,804
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
86.6%
of 2,39,765
Madhyamgram is a safe seat — RATHIN GHOSH won by 17.2%.
Seat history
3 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATHIN GHOSH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,10,271 | 53.1% |
| 2 | TAPAS MAJUMDER | UPA | 74,467 | 35.9% |
| 3 | DEBASISH MITRA (BAPI) | BJP | 17,148 | 8.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,932 | 1.4% |
| 5 | HIMANGSHU MONDAL | 2,886 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
84th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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184th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.1%INC 35.9%BJP 8.3%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.97 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.