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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 277 · 2016
Durgapur Paschim
Winner — 2016
BISHWANATH PARIAL
INC· Mahajot
INC 54.4%AITC 32.0%6 others 13.6%
Votes
1,08,533
54.4% share
Winning margin
44,824
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.3%
of 2,45,268
Durgapur Paschim is a safe seat — BISHWANATH PARIAL won by 22.5%.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISHWANATH PARIAL | Mahajot | 1,08,533 | 54.4% |
| 2 | APURBA MUKHERJEE |  AITC | 63,709 | 31.9% |
| 3 | KALYAN DUBEY | BJP | 18,313 | 9.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,879 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SHYAMALI BANERJEE (ROY CHOWDHURY) | 1,917 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | SANDIP SARKAR | 1,506 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | KANAI DUTTA | IND | 839 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ATUL CHANDRA BAURI | BMUP | 679 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (252nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.4%AITC 31.9%BJP 9.2%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 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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