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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 149 · 2016
Kasba
Winner — 2016
AHMED JAVED KHAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.5%CPM 40.5%9 others 13.0%
Votes
91,679
46.5% share
Winning margin
11,884
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.8%
of 2,67,233
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AHMED JAVED KHAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 91,679 | 46.5% |
| 2 | SHATARUP GHOSH | UPA | 79,795 | 40.5% |
| 3 | BIKASH DEBNATH | BJP | 17,550 | 8.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,713 | 1.9% |
| 5 | LAKKHI YADAB (ROY) | 1,356 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | KRISHNA MAITY | 618 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | SOMNATH DAM | IND | 596 | 0.3% |
| 8 | TAPAS KUMAR DEY | IND | 575 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SUSANTA KUMAR BISWAS | IND | 486 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ARUNANSU KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 365 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JAYANTA DEBNATH | IND | 353 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (253rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%CPM 40.5%BJP 8.9%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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