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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2021

Howrah Madhya

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Winner — 2021

Arup Roy, S/o Late Prabhat Roy
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 57.2%BJP 33.3%12 others 9.5%
Votes
1,11,554
57.2% share
Winning margin
46,547
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
73.1%
of 2,66,991

Howrah Madhya is a safe seat — Arup Roy, S/o Late Prabhat Roy won by 23.9%.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Arup Roy, S/o Late Prabhat Roy
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,11,55457.2%
2
Sanjay Singh
BJP
NDA
65,00733.3%
3
Palash Bhandari
INC
12,9426.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7351.4%
5
Anamika Singh
JD(U)
5450.3%
6
Samir Mondal
IND
4880.3%
7
Subrata Mondal
IND
4600.2%
8
Shrirup Das
SUCI
2840.1%
9
Arup Roy, S/o Late Gopal Roy
IND
2670.1%
10
Md. Nazir Alam
IND
2430.1%
11
Pankoj Gar
IND
2390.1%
12
Chandrakant Jaiswal
VINPA
1540.1%
13
Babu Malick
IND
1250.1%
14
Pradip Kanji
IND
1010.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 57.2%BJP 33.3%INC 6.6%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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