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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2016
Ballygunge
Winner — 2016
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.5%INC 35.6%7 others 18.8%
Votes
70,083
45.5% share
Winning margin
15,225
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.9%
of 2,41,079
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 70,083 | 45.5% |
| 2 | KRISHNA DEBNATH | UPA | 54,858 | 35.6% |
| 3 | JIBAN KUMAR SEN | BJP | 20,622 | 13.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,433 | 2.2% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA RAM DAS | 1,538 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | WAJUL HAQUE KHAN | 1,218 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SWETA PAUL | IND | 998 | 0.7% |
| 8 | AMITAVA DUTTA | IND | 766 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ASHIS SARKAR | IND | 425 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (279th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
279th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
287th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
251st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.5%INC 35.6%BJP 13.4%OTH 3.2%NOTA 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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