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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 229 · 2016
Debra
Winner — 2016
SELIMA KHATUN (BIBI)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.0%CPM 41.7%3 others 10.4%
Votes
90,773
48.0% share
Winning margin
11,908
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
89.1%
of 2,12,374
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SELIMA KHATUN (BIBI) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 90,773 | 48.0% |
| 2 | JAHANGIR KARIM SK | UPA | 78,865 | 41.7% |
| 3 | SUKUMAR BHUNIA | BJP | 15,428 | 8.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,538 | 1.3% |
| 5 | DIPANKAR MAITY | 1,667 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
166th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
245th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.0%CPM 41.7%BJP 8.2%OTH 0.9%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
22 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.