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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Ghatal
Winner — 2016
SHANKAR DOLAI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.8%CPM 40.8%4 others 9.5%
Votes
1,07,682
49.8% share
Winning margin
19,479
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
84.1%
of 2,57,163
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKAR DOLAI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,07,682 | 49.8% |
| 2 | KAMAL CHANDRA DOLUI | UPA | 88,203 | 40.8% |
| 3 | ANJUSHREE DOLUI | BJP | 10,468 | 4.8% |
| 4 | TANMOY DOLUI | IND | 5,164 | 2.4% |
| 5 | ANJAN JANA | 2,564 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,290 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (285th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
285th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
226th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.8%CPM 40.8%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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