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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2026
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Winner — 2026
NANDITA CHOWDHURY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.2%BJP 41.7%11 others 13.0%
Votes
1,00,540
45.3% share
Winning margin
7,828
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
92.3%
of 2,40,748
A closely fought contest. NANDITA CHOWDHURY won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANDITA CHOWDHURY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,00,540 | 45.3% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL KUMAR HATI | 92,712 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | ABHIJIT BANERJEE | 21,598 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | DEEPSHIKHA BHOWMICK | 2,609 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,574 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 745 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PABITRA BISWAS | IND | 525 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RITA GHOSHAL | 498 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | MADHUSRI GHOSH | IND | 339 | 0.1% |
| 10 | AMIT CHAKRABORTY | IND | 311 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SAMIR BACHAR | IND | 303 | 0.1% |
| 12 | AVIJIT DAS | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 13 | AVISEK DAS | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (218th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.6% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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218th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
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74th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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153rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.3%BJP 41.8%CPM 9.7%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
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?
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