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West Bengal · PC 20 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Basirhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
CHAKRAVARTTY RENU
Also elected — same seat
ROY PATIRAM
Indian National Congress· 1,28,716 votes
CPI 27.5%INC 23.8%5 others 48.7%
Votes
1,72,182
27.5% share
Winning margin
22,970
3.7% of votes
Total votes cast
6,26,043
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAKRAVARTTY RENUElected | 1,72,182 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | DATTA SATYA HARI | 1,49,212 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | ROY PATIRAMElected | 1,28,716 | 20.6% | |
| 4 | MONDAL GIRINDRA NATH | IND | 61,252 | 9.8% |
| 5 | ROY CHAUDHURY SUSIL KUMAR | IND | 58,875 | 9.4% |
| 6 | DUTTA FANI | IND | 35,502 | 5.7% |
| 7 | ROY CHOWDHURY SUNIL KRISHNA | IND | 20,304 | 3.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
12th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 27.5%INC 23.8%INC 20.6%IND 9.8%IND 9.4%IND 5.7%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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