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West Bengal · PC 14 · 1984
Basirhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI· Left Front
CPI 51.9%INC 45.5%6 others 2.6%
Votes
3,15,444
51.9% share
Winning margin
39,043
6.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,07,779
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | Left Front | 3,15,444 | 51.9% |
| 2 | KAMAL BASU | INC | 2,76,401 | 45.5% |
| 3 | MOHAMMED ALI MAZHAR HASSAN |  MUL | 5,623 | 0.9% |
| 4 | LIYAKAT ALI MONDAL | IND | 3,545 | 0.6% |
| 5 | HARENDRA NATH ROY | BJP | 2,781 | 0.5% |
| 6 | TUSHAR KANTI GHOSH | IND | 1,707 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JASOARA SAYAM | IND | 1,506 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SHAMSUL HAQUE | IND | 772 | 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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 2.2% · max 20.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
20th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
39th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.9%INC 45.5%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
Figures are for North Twenty Four Parganas, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.