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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2026
Canning Purba
Winner — 2026
MD BAHARUL ISLAM
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 61.5%AISF 23.5%7 others 15.0%
Votes
1,48,687
61.5% share
Winning margin
91,954
38.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
98.0%
of 2,46,698
Canning Purba is a safe seat — MD BAHARUL ISLAM won by 38.0%.
Seat history
5 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD BAHARUL ISLAM |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,48,687 | 61.5% |
| 2 | ARABUL ISLAM | AISF | 56,733 | 23.5% |
| 3 | ASHIM SANPUI | 28,593 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | SIRAJ ALI MOLLA | IND | 2,054 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,624 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SABIR ALI SARDAR | 1,397 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SUJIT NASKAR | 1,063 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | ISARAFIL MOLYA | AJUP | 1,014 | 0.4% |
| 9 | BIKASH DAS | IND | 499 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
2nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 61.5%AISF 23.5%BJP 11.8%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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