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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 275 · 2016
Pandabeswar
Winner — 2016
KUMAR JITENDRA TEWARI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.0%CPM 41.4%5 others 13.5%
Votes
68,600
45.0% share
Winning margin
5,470
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,90,960
A closely fought contest. KUMAR JITENDRA TEWARI won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMAR JITENDRA TEWARI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 68,600 | 45.0% |
| 2 | GOURANGA CHATTERJEE | UPA | 63,130 | 41.4% |
| 3 | JITEN CHATTERJEE | BJP | 13,604 | 8.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,653 | 1.7% |
| 5 | ASIM KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE | 1,580 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | PURNENDU CHAUDHURI | IND | 1,435 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MOYNA RUIDAS | BMUP | 1,323 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.8% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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201st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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136th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.0%CPM 41.4%BJP 8.9%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 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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