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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2016
Chanchal
Winner — 2016
ASIF MEHBUB
INC· Mahajot
INC 53.8%AITC 23.4%4 others 22.9%
Votes
92,590
53.8% share
Winning margin
52,368
30.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.1%
of 2,17,595
Chanchal is a safe seat — ASIF MEHBUB won by 30.4%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASIF MEHBUB | Mahajot | 92,590 | 53.8% |
| 2 | SOUMITRA RAY |  AITC | 40,222 | 23.4% |
| 3 | DIPANKAR RAM | BJP | 33,601 | 19.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,326 | 1.4% |
| 5 | DOLI CHAUDHURY ROY | 1,896 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | KALICHARAN ROY | 1,519 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (59th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.3% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
59th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
287th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%AITC 23.4%BJP 19.5%OTH 2.0%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.49 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.