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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Sonamukhi

Assembly constituency 258 (SC) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#258 · SC
Poll date4 Apr 2016
Contestants4
Electors2,09,931
Votes polled1,82,224
Turnout86.8%
NOTA4,8112.3% of votes
WinnerAjit RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)86,12547.3% of votes
MARGIN8,719 votes · 4.8 pp86,125 − 77,406
Runner-upDipali Saha All India Trinamool Congress77,40642.5% of votes
CPI(M) 52.7% of top-two votesAITC 47.3%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Ajit RayCPI(M)86,125 47.3%
  2. 02 Dipali SahaAITC77,406 42.5%
  3. 03 Debjani RoyBJP15,118 8.3%
  4. 04 Jayanta LoharBSP3,575 2.0%

Turnout 86.8%

025507510086.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 83.7%
Male 1.09 lakh51.8% Female 1.01 lakh48.2%

Share of 2,09,931 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males929
  • NOTAreported alongside the total4,811 · 2.3%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 294 seats, 201683.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 1,82,224Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    13.3 pp
    Dibakar GharamiBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    5.3 pp
    Dibakar GharamiBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    4.8 pp
    Ajit RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  4. 2011
    4.4 pp
    Dipali SahaAll India Trinamool Congress
  5. 2006
    13.4 pp
    Dilip SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    4.3 pp
    Manik UpadhyayAll India Trinamool Congress
  7. 1996
    7.4 pp
    Manik UpadhyayIndian National Congress
  8. 1991
    2.1 pp
    S. R. DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1988
    0.7 pp
    M.UpadhyayIndian National Congress
  10. 1987
    2.6 pp
    Ajit Kumar ChakarbartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1982
    11.0 pp
    Ajt ChakrabartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    14.7 pp
    Sunil Basu RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1972
    25.6 pp
    Monoranjan PramanikIndian National Congress
  14. 1971
    11.8 pp
    Purna Chandra MalickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  15. 1969
    36.2 pp
    Gobardhan PakraySikkim Sangram Parishad
  16. 1967
    4.7 pp
    P . DhibarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 15,118 votes, 1.7× the 8,719-vote margin.

    15,118 ÷ 8,719 = 1.7

  2. The top two polled 89.7% of votes; the other 2 candidates 10.3% between them.

    (86,125 + 77,406) ÷ 1,82,224 = 89.7% · 18,693 ÷ 1,82,224 = 10.3%

  3. Turnout of 86.8% was 3.1 pp above the state's median seat (83.7%).

    86.8 − 83.7 = +3.1

  4. The margin widened from 4.4 pp in 2011 to 4.8 pp.

    4.8 − 4.4 = +0.4 pp

  5. Dipali Saha, the 2011 winner, finished second in 2016.

    2011 winner name = 2016 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines1,82,224
  • NOTAreported alongside the total4,811
  • Published totalVotes polled1,82,224
  • 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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