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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 285 · 2016
Suri
Winner — 2016
ASOK KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.7%CPM 31.5%4 others 20.8%
Votes
94,036
47.7% share
Winning margin
31,808
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.6%
of 2,35,902
Suri is a safe seat — ASOK KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY won by 16.1%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASOK KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 94,036 | 47.7% |
| 2 | DR. RAM CHANDRA DOME | UPA | 62,228 | 31.6% |
| 3 | JOY BANERJEE | BJP | 32,112 | 16.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,188 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SUNIL SOREN | IND | 2,748 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SWADHIN DULUI | 1,928 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (119th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.4% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
119th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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126th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.7%CPM 31.6%BJP 16.3%OTH 2.4%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.