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West Bengal · PC 13 · 1980
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
CHITTA BASU
FBL
FBL 53.0%INC(I) 36.3%7 others 10.7%
Votes
2,97,758
53.0% share
Winning margin
93,920
16.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,61,514
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTA BASU |  FBL | 2,97,758 | 53.0% |
| 2 | HARASIT GHOSH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,03,838 | 36.3% |
| 3 | ASHOKE KRISHNA DUTTA | Janata / Lok Dal | 35,226 | 6.3% |
| 4 | SAUGTA ROY | 14,628 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | NAREDRA KUMAR MALLICK | IND | 3,572 | 0.6% |
| 6 | UPENDRA NATH HALDER | IND | 3,276 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SWAPAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY | IND | 1,288 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NURJAHAN BEGUM | IND | 982 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ANANGA MOHAN ASH | IND | 946 | 0.2% |
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Average turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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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 53.0%INC(I) 36.3%JNP 6.3%OTH 4.4%
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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