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West Bengal · PC 27 · 1957
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
ARUN CHANDRA GUHA
INC 51.1%CPI 48.9%
Votes
1,39,783
51.1% share
Winning margin
6,041
2.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,73,525
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN CHANDRA GUHA | 1,39,783 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | BHOWANI SANKAR SEN GUPTA | 1,33,742 | 48.9% | |
| 3 | B. ROY | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 29.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
32nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%CPI 48.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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