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West Bengal · PC 13 · 1977
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
CHITTA BASU
FBL
FBL 56.2%CPI 24.2%4 others 19.6%
Votes
2,03,694
56.1% share
Winning margin
1,15,794
31.9% of votes
Total votes cast
3,62,741
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTA BASU |  FBL | 2,03,694 | 56.1% |
| 2 | RANEN SEN | Left Front | 87,900 | 24.2% |
| 3 | SHYAMAL CHATTTERJEE | IND | 49,611 | 13.7% |
| 4 | C.F.ALI | IND | 18,366 | 5.1% |
| 5 | A.F.M. BADIAZZAMAN | IND | 2,612 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SWAPAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY | IND | 558 | 0.1% |
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
lean31.9%
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
FBL 56.1%CPI 24.2%IND 13.7%IND 5.1%OTH 0.9%
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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