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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 2016
SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY
INC· Mahajot
INC 40.4%AITC 36.5%6 others 23.2%
Votes
73,158
40.4% share
Winning margin
7,074
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.8%
of 2,06,362
A closely fought contest. SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY | Mahajot | 73,158 | 40.4% |
| 2 | CAROLUS LAKRA |  AITC | 66,084 | 36.5% |
| 3 | DURGA MURMU | BJP | 32,894 | 18.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,629 | 1.4% |
| 5 | JEMSHAN TIRKEY | IND | 2,072 | 1.1% |
| 6 | LALU ORAON | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,596 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BIKASH BIRJU | BMUP | 1,474 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SUSHIL LAKRA | IND | 1,373 | 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 (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.0% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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74th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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55th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.4%AITC 36.5%BJP 18.1%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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