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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2016
Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
Winner — 2016
SANKAR SINGHA
INC· Mahajot
INC 52.0%AITC 40.9%4 others 7.0%
Votes
1,09,607
52.0% share
Winning margin
23,420
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.5%
of 2,43,481
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR SINGHA | Mahajot | 1,09,607 | 52.0% |
| 2 | PARTHASARATHI CHATTERJEE (BABU) |  AITC | 86,187 | 40.9% |
| 3 | ANAL BISWAS | BJP | 10,225 | 4.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,829 | 0.9% |
| 5 | AMAL SARKAR | 1,480 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | MANOJ KIRTANIYA | 1,258 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
190th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
101st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%AITC 40.9%OTH 6.2%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 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?
8 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.