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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2016

Howrah Uttar

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Winner — 2016

LAXMI RATAN SHUKLA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.0%INC 26.0%14 others 28.1%
Votes
61,917
46.0% share
Winning margin
26,959
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
67.9%
of 1,98,230

Howrah Uttar is a safe seat — LAXMI RATAN SHUKLA won by 20.0%.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMI RATAN SHUKLA
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
61,91746.0%
2
SANTOSH KUMAR PATHAK
INC
UPA
34,95826.0%
3
ROOPA GANGULY
BJP
BJP
31,41623.3%
4
SUBODH PATHAK
IND
1,1460.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,0700.8%
6
SHEWNARAYAN CHANDEL
BSP
9880.7%
7
BINA GANGULI MUKHERJEE
IND
7160.5%
8
PRAVEEN KUMAR SARAF
MHB
4730.3%
9
RAVI SHANKAR YADAV
IND
4470.3%
10
DADAN SINGH
IND
3330.3%
11
SUDARSHAN MANNA
STPI
2450.2%
12
ARVIND KUMAR DUBEY
IND
2290.2%
13
TAPAN BOSE
IND
1830.1%
14
JAYANT GUPTA
IND
1820.1%
15
ANU DAS
IND
1820.1%
16
ASHISH AGARWAL
IND
1610.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (277th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.3% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
277th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
183rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.0%INC 26.0%BJP 23.3%OTH 3.9%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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