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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

DR.SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.1%IND 39.6%7 others 12.3%
Votes
94,827
48.1% share
Winning margin
16,709
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
89.1%
of 2,21,346

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR.SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDAR
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
94,82748.1%
2
DR. SUBRATA MAITI
IND
78,11839.6%
3
PRASENJIT SAMANTA
BJP
BJP
14,1507.2%
4
TAPAN KUMAR BANERJEE
BHNP
2,8321.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0251.0%
6
SUBRATA MAITY
IND
1,9181.0%
7
SUKUMAR CHAULYA
PDS
1,3620.7%
8
TAPAN MAITY
SUCI
1,0480.5%
9
MASLEMA BEGAM
LJP
8660.4%

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

Average turnout (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
154th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
285th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.1%IND 39.6%BJP 7.2%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Human Hair (washed)🏺Marine Products🏺Processed cashew nuts
Gopaljiu temple

Gopaljiu temple

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