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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2021

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Winner — 2021

BIMAN GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.5%AITC 40.9%3 others 5.6%
Votes
1,19,334
53.5% share
Winning margin
28,178
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
85.3%
of 2,61,455

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIMAN GHOSH
BJP (NDA)
1,19,33453.5%
2
DILIP YADAV
AITC
91,15640.9%
3
MONIKA MALIK GHOSH
7,8283.5%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7881.3%
5
CHIRANJIT BARIK
IND
1,9680.9%

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

Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%AITC 40.9%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.53 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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