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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 265 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
BEGUM NARGIS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.4%CPM 42.0%5 others 11.7%
Votes
94,406
46.4% share
Winning margin
8,883
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.3%
of 2,33,266
A closely fought contest. BEGUM NARGIS won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEGUM NARGIS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 94,406 | 46.4% |
| 2 | DEBASHIS GHOSH | UPA | 85,523 | 42.0% |
| 3 | BHISMADEB BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 15,231 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SRABANTI MAJUMDER | IND | 2,344 | 1.1% |
| 5 | DINESH SIKDAR | 2,325 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,287 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BUDO MURMU | JDP | 1,558 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.7% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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100th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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227th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.4%CPM 42.0%BJP 7.5%OTH 3.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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