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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 191 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Balagarh

Winner — 2016

ASHIM KUMAR MAJHI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.4%CPM 38.6%4 others 14.0%
Votes
96,472
47.4% share
Winning margin
17,837
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,37,968

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHIM KUMAR MAJHI
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
96,47247.4%
2
PANCHU GOPAL MONDAL
UPA
78,63538.6%
3
SUBASH CHANDRA HALDER
BJP
20,75710.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8751.9%
5
SUBRATA MONDAL
PDS
2,2261.1%
6
GAUTAM MONDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
1,7180.8%

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

Average turnout (145th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 2.4% · max 63.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
145th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
207th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.4%CPM 38.6%BJP 10.2%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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