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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Gazole
Winner — 2016
DIPALI BISWAS
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 43.3%AITC 32.9%11 others 23.7%
Votes
85,949
43.3% share
Winning margin
20,602
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,33,833
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPALI BISWAS | Mahajot | 85,949 | 43.3% |
| 2 | SUSHIL CHANDRA ROY |  AITC | 65,347 | 33.0% |
| 3 | SUDHANGSU SARKAR | BJP | 28,768 | 14.5% |
| 4 | SAGAR CHANDRA SARKAR | 4,313 | 2.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,490 | 1.8% |
| 6 | DHANANJOY SARKAR | JDP | 2,803 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RINTU BISWAS | 1,526 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR SARKAR | KPPU | 1,513 | 0.8% |
| 9 | BIDYUT BISWAS | 1,180 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | SUBHASH SARKAR | 1,119 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | SUBHASH SINGHA | CPI(ML)(L) | 893 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SHYAMAL SARKAR | IND | 795 | 0.4% |
| 13 | JHARNA BARMAN | HKRD | 631 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.8% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
56th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
196th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.3%AITC 33.0%BJP 14.5%OTH 7.4%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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