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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2016
Khanakul
Winner — 2016
IQBAL AHMED
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.0%CPM 32.1%5 others 13.9%
Votes
1,06,878
54.0% share
Winning margin
43,487
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.9%
of 2,50,715
Khanakul is a safe seat — IQBAL AHMED won by 22.0%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQBAL AHMED |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,06,878 | 54.0% |
| 2 | ISLAM ALI KHAN | UPA | 63,391 | 32.0% |
| 3 | BIKASH CHANDRA DOLUI | BJP | 17,686 | 8.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,638 | 1.8% |
| 5 | CHANDAN MONDAL | IND | 2,451 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SANJIB KARMAKAR | IND | 2,305 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SUBHASIS DUTTA | IND | 1,431 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (280th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
280th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.0%CPM 32.0%BJP 8.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 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?
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