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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2016
Shibpur
Winner — 2016
JATU LAHIRI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 51.9%AIFB 36.0%6 others 12.2%
Votes
88,076
51.9% share
Winning margin
27,014
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,16,988
Shibpur is a safe seat — JATU LAHIRI won by 15.9%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATU LAHIRI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 88,076 | 51.9% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYYA | UPA | 61,062 | 36.0% |
| 3 | RAMAPRASAD BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 13,363 | 7.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,132 | 1.8% |
| 5 | BRIJ LAL PRASAD | 1,935 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | SHYAM SUNDAR HAZRA | IND | 936 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KARTICK SHIL | 775 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | RAJAT BHATAK | IND | 560 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 51.9%AIFB 36.0%BJP 7.9%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.48 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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