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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 293 · 2016
Nalhati
Winner — 2016
MOINUDDIN SHAMS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.3%AIFB 39.7%5 others 15.0%
Votes
83,412
45.3% share
Winning margin
10,328
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,16,694
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOINUDDIN SHAMS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 83,412 | 45.3% |
| 2 | DIPAK CHATTERJEE | UPA | 73,084 | 39.7% |
| 3 | ANIL SINGHA | BJP | 19,046 | 10.3% |
| 4 | DINABANDHU MONDAL | 4,053 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | ABDUS SALAM | 1,885 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SUKANTA GHOSH | IND | 979 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.0% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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52nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
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14th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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163rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.3%AIFB 39.7%BJP 10.3%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 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.