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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Sitai
Winner — 2016
JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.4%INC 35.8%5 others 16.8%
Votes
1,03,410
47.4% share
Winning margin
25,251
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.1%
of 2,62,565
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,03,410 | 47.4% |
| 2 | KESHAB CHANDRA RAY | UPA | 78,159 | 35.8% |
| 3 | BHABEN CHANDRA RAY | BJP | 27,809 | 12.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,476 | 1.1% |
| 5 | TAPAS BARMAN | AMB | 2,364 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MANI MAHANTA | 2,359 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | ANIL CHANDRA BARMAN ROY | 1,649 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
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236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.4%INC 35.8%BJP 12.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.67 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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