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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2016
Chopra
Winner — 2016
HAMIDUL RAHAMAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 41.8%CPM 32.3%7 others 25.8%
Votes
74,390
41.8% share
Winning margin
16,860
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.7%
of 2,09,966
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMIDUL RAHAMAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 74,390 | 41.8% |
| 2 | AKRAMUL HOQUE | UPA | 57,530 | 32.3% |
| 3 | SAJEN RAM SINGHA | BJP | 15,815 | 8.9% |
| 4 | ASHOK ROY | IND | 15,618 | 8.8% |
| 5 | SARKAR MURMU | JDP | 4,214 | 2.4% |
| 6 | NASEER AHMED KHAN | GOJAM | 3,531 | 2.0% |
| 7 | DR MD TABIBUR RAHMAN | IND | 2,681 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,655 | 1.5% |
| 9 | RUHIDAS URAW | 1,456 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
40th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.8%CPM 32.3%BJP 8.9%IND 8.8%OTH 6.7%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.71 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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