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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2026
Palashipara
Winner — 2026
RUKBANUR RAHMAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 41.5%BJP 36.2%8 others 22.4%
Votes
89,241
41.6% share
Winning margin
11,454
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
92.5%
of 2,32,690
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUKBANUR RAHMAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 89,241 | 41.6% |
| 2 | ANIMA DUTTA | 77,787 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | MD SAMSUR ALI MALLICK | AISF | 34,584 | 16.1% |
| 4 | HAYDAR ALI MONDAL | AJUP | 3,399 | 1.6% |
| 5 | HAMIDUL HAQUE | 3,021 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | ANARUL HAQUE SK | 2,224 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,048 | 0.9% |
| 8 | FAJLUR RAHAMAN SEKH | 1,045 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SWAPAN MONDAL | AMB | 747 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ABDUR ROUF | IND | 554 | 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 (213th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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213th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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74th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.6%BJP 36.2%AISF 16.1%OTH 5.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.