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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2016
Alipurduars
Winner — 2016
SOURAV CHAKRABORTY(GHUTISH)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.1%INC 38.2%7 others 17.7%
Votes
89,695
44.1% share
Winning margin
11,958
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.2%
of 2,36,134
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOURAV CHAKRABORTY(GHUTISH) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 89,695 | 44.1% |
| 2 | BISWA RANJAN SARKAR | UPA | 77,737 | 38.2% |
| 3 | KUSHAL CHATTERJEE (TATU) | BJP | 20,098 | 9.9% |
| 4 | NIRMAL DAS | UPA | 7,324 | 3.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,980 | 1.5% |
| 6 | ALOKESH DAS | 2,308 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | DALENDRA NATH RAY | AMB | 1,341 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SANTOSH KUMAR BALO | IND | 989 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GOURI ROY | 974 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 3.9% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
97th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.1%INC 38.2%BJP 9.9%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.81 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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