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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2016
Bhagabanpur
Winner — 2016
ARDHENDU MAITY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.2%INC 38.6%7 others 7.2%
Votes
1,11,201
54.2% share
Winning margin
31,943
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
88.2%
of 2,32,640
Bhagabanpur is a safe seat — ARDHENDU MAITY won by 15.6%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARDHENDU MAITY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,11,201 | 54.2% |
| 2 | HEMANGSHU SHEKHAR MAHAPATRA | UPA | 79,258 | 38.6% |
| 3 | PRASANTA PANDA | BJP | 7,802 | 3.8% |
| 4 | PRIYABRATA DUTTA | IND | 1,634 | 0.8% |
| 5 | ANSAR ALI SK | 1,621 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | ASHOKTARU PRADHAN | 1,259 | 0.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,149 | 0.6% |
| 8 | GOUTAM PRADHAN | BHNP | 763 | 0.4% |
| 9 | THAKURDAS MANDAL | ABHM | 540 | 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 (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
158th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
274th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
290th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.2%INC 38.6%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.