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West Bengal · PC 13 · 1991
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
CHITTA BASU
FBL
FBL 43.6%INC 38.5%9 others 17.9%
Votes
3,82,896
43.6% share
Winning margin
44,421
5.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,78,279
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTA BASU |  FBL | 3,82,896 | 43.6% |
| 2 | ASHOK KRISHNA DUTT | INC | 3,38,475 | 38.5% |
| 3 | HARASIT GHOSH | BJP | 1,23,429 | 14.1% |
| 4 | MD. SHADOT ALI |  MUL | 9,230 | 1.1% |
| 5 | NAKUL MALIK | 7,684 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | ABDUL KASHIM | IND | 5,093 | 0.6% |
| 7 | UTPAL CHOUDHURY | 4,458 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | TAPAN BISWAS | IND | 2,904 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PRADIP PODDAR | IND | 2,057 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SANTALAL HARIJAN | 1,379 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | TUSHAR GAUTAM | IND | 674 | 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
lean5.1%
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%
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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 43.6%INC 38.5%BJP 14.1%OTH 3.8%
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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