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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Sandeshkhali
Winner — 2016
SUKUMAR MAHATA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 51.5%CPM 31.1%6 others 17.4%
Votes
96,556
51.5% share
Winning margin
38,190
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.1%
of 2,15,194
Sandeshkhali is a safe seat — SUKUMAR MAHATA won by 20.4%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKUMAR MAHATA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 96,556 | 51.5% |
| 2 | NIRAPADA SARDAR | UPA | 58,366 | 31.1% |
| 3 | SUKUMAR SARDAR | BJP | 23,841 | 12.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,952 | 1.6% |
| 5 | MANIB SARDAR | AMB | 1,890 | 1.0% |
| 6 | RAMKRISHNA MUNDA (SARDAR) | 1,686 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | KRISHNA PADA MUNDA | 1,218 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | HARISH CHANDRA SARDAR | IND | 1,010 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.7% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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22nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
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146th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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64th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 51.5%CPM 31.1%BJP 12.7%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 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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