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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 289 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Sainthia
Winner — 2016
NILABATI SAHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.2%CPM 32.7%4 others 15.2%
Votes
1,03,376
52.2% share
Winning margin
38,611
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.9%
of 2,28,000
Sainthia is a safe seat — NILABATI SAHA won by 19.5%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NILABATI SAHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,03,376 | 52.2% |
| 2 | DHIREN BAGDI | UPA | 64,765 | 32.7% |
| 3 | PIYA SAHA | BJP | 24,029 | 12.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,599 | 1.3% |
| 5 | PABAN KUMAR BAGDI | IND | 1,860 | 0.9% |
| 6 | NABA KUMAR DAS | 1,534 | 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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.6% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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63rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
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138th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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180th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.2%CPM 32.7%BJP 12.1%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.