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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 266 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Bardhaman Uttar
Winner — 2016
NISITH KUMAR MALIK
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.4%CPM 42.1%4 others 10.4%
Votes
1,02,886
47.4% share
Winning margin
11,505
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.3%
of 2,45,749
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NISITH KUMAR MALIK |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,02,886 | 47.4% |
| 2 | APARNA SAHA | UPA | 91,381 | 42.1% |
| 3 | PRASANTA SAHA | BJP | 15,275 | 7.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,401 | 1.6% |
| 5 | TARUN KANTI MAJHI | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,275 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MAHADEV MALIK | 1,715 | 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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.4% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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81st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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5th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.4%CPM 42.1%BJP 7.0%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 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?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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