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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2016
Santipur
Winner — 2016
ARINDAM BHATTACHARYA
INC· Mahajot
INC 51.8%AITC 42.0%5 others 6.2%
Votes
1,03,566
51.8% share
Winning margin
19,488
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.8%
of 2,25,358
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARINDAM BHATTACHARYA | Mahajot | 1,03,566 | 51.8% |
| 2 | AJOY DEY |  AITC | 84,078 | 42.0% |
| 3 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAM | BJP | 7,495 | 3.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,901 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SAOKAT ALI | GMM | 1,639 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DINESH RAY | 882 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | NAJIMA BIBI KAYAL | 519 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
128th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
270th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%AITC 42.0%OTH 5.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.