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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Gaighata
Winner — 2021
SUBRATA THAKUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.3%AITC 42.8%7 others 9.9%
Votes
1,00,808
47.3% share
Winning margin
9,578
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,54,042
A closely fought contest. SUBRATA THAKUR won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA THAKUR | BJP (NDA) | 1,00,808 | 47.3% |
| 2 | NAROTTAM BISWAS |  AITC | 91,230 | 42.8% |
| 3 | KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR | 14,838 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | DR. SAJAL BISWAS | IND | 1,526 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,409 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BEAUTY SARKAR | 1,385 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | NANIBALA BISWAS (DAS) | 814 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | TUSHAR KANTI HALDER | IND | 686 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BISWAJIT ROY | IND | 547 | 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 (174th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.4% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
174th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
251st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
258th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%AITC 42.8%CPI 7.0%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.