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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Kotulpur

Assembly constituency 256 (SC) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#256 · SC
Poll date4 Apr 2016
Contestants4
Electors2,21,612
Votes polled1,98,242
Turnout89.5%
NOTA3,4701.6% of votes
WinnerShyamal SantraAll India Trinamool Congress98,90149.9% of votes
MARGIN21,248 votes · 10.7 pp98,901 − 77,653
Runner-upAkshay Santra Indian National Congress77,65339.2% of votes
AITC 56.0% of top-two votesINC 44.0%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Shyamal SantraAITC98,901 49.9%
  2. 02 Akshay SantraINC77,653 39.2%
  3. 03 Tarun Kumar KotalBJP19,255 9.7%
  4. 04 Tapas KshetrapalBMP2,433 1.2%

Turnout 89.5%

025507510089.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 83.7%
Male 1.14 lakh51.6% Female 1.07 lakh48.4%

Share of 2,21,612 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males940
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,470 · 1.6%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 294 seats, 201683.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 1,98,242Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    14.3 pp
    Lakshmi Kanta MajumdarBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    5.3 pp
    Harakali ProtiherBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    10.7 pp
    Shyamal SantraAll India Trinamool Congress
  4. 2014
    21.5 pp
    Shyamal SantraAll India Trinamool Congress
  5. 2014
    Margin not recorded
    Shyamal SantraAll India Trinamool Congress
  6. 2011
    0.8 pp
    Khan SoumitraIndian National Congress
  7. 2006
    25.7 pp
    Niresh BagdiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 2001
    16.1 pp
    Khan SukhenduCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1996
    20.7 pp
    Haradhan BauriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1991
    22.0 pp
    Haradhan BauriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1990
    39.9 pp
    H.BauriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1987
    17.2 pp
    Sukhendu KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1982
    12.9 pp
    Sukhendu KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  14. 1977
    30.1 pp
    Sukhendu KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  15. 1972
    35.3 pp
    Kashinath TaIndian National Congress
  16. 1971
    28.7 pp
    Debabrata DattaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  17. 1969
    27.2 pp
    Debarata DattaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  18. 1967
    6.6 pp
    S . ShahedullahCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 39.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 89.1% of votes; the other 2 candidates 10.9% between them.

    (98,901 + 77,653) ÷ 1,98,242 = 89.1% · 21,688 ÷ 1,98,242 = 10.9%

  2. Turnout of 89.5% was 5.8 pp above the state's median seat (83.7%).

    89.5 − 83.7 = +5.8

  3. The margin narrowed from 21.5 pp in 2014 to 10.7 pp.

    10.7 − 21.5 = −10.8 pp

  4. Shyamal Santra also won in 2014.

    2014 winner name = 2016 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines1,98,242
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,470
  • Published totalVotes polled1,98,242
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 294 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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