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West Bengal · PC 13 · 1971
Basirhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
A. K. M. ISHAQUE
INC· INC
INC 41.3%CPM 23.6%4 others 35.1%
Votes
1,28,640
41.3% share
Winning margin
54,910
17.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,11,804
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. K. M. ISHAQUE | INC | 1,28,640 | 41.3% |
| 2 | MD. ABDULLARASUL | Left | 73,730 | 23.6% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD ELIAS | Left | 53,755 | 17.2% |
| 4 | K. ABUBACKAR MAKKAR | IND | 40,284 | 12.9% |
| 5 | BIJESH CHANDRA SEN | 10,620 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | PHANI DUTTA | IND | 4,775 | 1.5% |
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 (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
14th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%CPM 23.6%CPI 17.2%IND 12.9%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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