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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2016
Beleghata
Winner — 2016
PARESH PAUL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.8%CPM 36.5%5 others 10.7%
Votes
84,843
52.8% share
Winning margin
26,179
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.4%
of 2,41,965
Beleghata is a safe seat — PARESH PAUL won by 16.3%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARESH PAUL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 84,843 | 52.8% |
| 2 | RAJIB BISWAS | UPA | 58,664 | 36.5% |
| 3 | PARTHA CHAUDHURY | BJP | 11,516 | 7.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,153 | 2.0% |
| 5 | ARUN KUMAR DAS | IND | 990 | 0.6% |
| 6 | CHINMOY SENGUPTA | IND | 968 | 0.6% |
| 7 | TIMIR KUMAR | IND | 479 | 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 (243rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
87th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.8%CPM 36.5%BJP 7.2%OTH 1.5%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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