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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1951
Barrackpore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
DAS RAMANANDA
INC 51.2%BJS 18.9%6 others 29.9%
Votes
81,585
51.2% share
Winning margin
51,504
32.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,59,207
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAS RAMANANDA | 81,585 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | GHOSH DEBPRASAD | 30,081 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | ROY SUDHA | BPI | 25,792 | 16.2% |
| 4 | BHATTACHARYYA SRIJIVA | RRP | 8,515 | 5.3% |
| 5 | GHOSH PHANI | IND | 5,215 | 3.3% |
| 6 | ROY ANIL | FBL(RG) | 4,535 | 2.9% |
| 7 | CHOPRA ACHARAJ LALL | IND | 2,036 | 1.3% |
| 8 | BAKSHI SATYARANJAN | IND | 1,448 | 0.9% |
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 (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%BJS 18.9%BPI 16.2%RRP 5.3%OTH 8.3%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.