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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 270 · 2016
Katwa
Winner — 2016
RABINDRANATH CHATTERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.8%INC 44.4%5 others 10.8%
Votes
91,489
44.8% share
Winning margin
911
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.0%
of 2,43,224
Katwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 911 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRANATH CHATTERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 91,489 | 44.8% |
| 2 | SHYAMA MAJUMDAR | UPA | 90,578 | 44.4% |
| 3 | ANIL DUTTA | BJP | 14,939 | 7.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,081 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KRISHNADAS SAHA | PDS | 1,800 | 0.9% |
| 6 | APURBA CHAKRABORTY | 1,690 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SRIDAM GOLDAR | 1,614 | 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 (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.9% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
188th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
191st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.8%INC 44.4%BJP 7.3%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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