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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 203 · 2016
Tamluk
Winner — 2016
ASHOK DINDA
CPI· Mahajot
CPI 44.7%AITC 44.5%7 others 10.8%
Votes
95,432
44.7% share
Winning margin
520
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.8%
of 2,42,987
Tamluk was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 520 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK DINDA | Mahajot | 95,432 | 44.7% |
| 2 | NIRBED RAY |  AITC | 94,912 | 44.5% |
| 3 | BISWAJIT DUTTA (MANA) | BJP | 14,144 | 6.6% |
| 4 | SATISH SAU | 4,244 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,394 | 1.1% |
| 6 | GAUTAM DUTTA | IND | 874 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RANJAN MALAKAR | BHNP | 758 | 0.4% |
| 8 | TAPAS CHAKRABORTY | RAJSP | 329 | 0.1% |
| 9 | REJMAN MULLICK | IUC | 323 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (170th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
170th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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193rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.7%AITC 44.5%BJP 6.6%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.