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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Magrahat Purba
Winner — 2016
NAMITA SAHA .
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.7%CPM 43.5%5 others 7.8%
Votes
89,486
48.7% share
Winning margin
9,560
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,12,019
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAMITA SAHA . |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 89,486 | 48.7% |
| 2 | CHANDAN SAHA | UPA | 79,926 | 43.5% |
| 3 | CHANDAN KUMAR NASKAR | BJP | 9,460 | 5.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,491 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RABIRAM NASKAR | 1,371 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | SANJAY MANDAL | 1,133 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | PITAM MONDAL | IND | 877 | 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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
279th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.7%CPM 43.5%BJP 5.2%OTH 1.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.