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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 165 · 2016
Jorasanko
Winner — 2016
SMITA BAKSHI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.8%BJP 36.8%10 others 20.4%
Votes
44,766
42.8% share
Winning margin
6,290
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,94,757
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMITA BAKSHI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 44,766 | 42.8% |
| 2 | RAHUL(BISWAJIT)SINHA | BJP | 38,476 | 36.8% |
| 3 | AVINASH KUMAR AGARWAL | 15,639 | 14.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,374 | 2.3% |
| 5 | UTTAM MALI | 816 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | BIJNAN KUMAR BERA | 641 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | UTTAM ACHARYA | IND | 618 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SUNIL ROY | IND | 306 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MANOJ KUMAR JAISWAL | 300 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | BISWABASU MUKHERJEE | IND | 296 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHYAMAL SAMADDAR | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (288th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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288th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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186th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.8%BJP 36.8%RJD 14.9%OTH 3.2%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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