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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2016
Balarampur
Winner — 2016
SHANTIRAM MAHATO
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.0%INC 41.2%8 others 11.8%
Votes
82,086
47.0% share
Winning margin
10,204
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.5%
of 2,09,191
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTIRAM MAHATO |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 82,086 | 47.0% |
| 2 | JAGADISH MAHATO | UPA | 71,882 | 41.2% |
| 3 | SUBHAS DAS | BJP | 8,940 | 5.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,878 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BIMAL KANTA MAHANTY | IND | 2,870 | 1.6% |
| 6 | BHARATI MUDI | 1,860 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | ANIL CHANDRA MANDI | JDP | 1,449 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MONBODH MAHATO | IND | 930 | 0.5% |
| 9 | LAL MOHAN MAHATO | 894 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | DIPAK KUMAR | 805 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (180th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.2% · max 17.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
180th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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49th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.0%INC 41.2%BJP 5.1%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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