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West Bengal · PC 14 · 1991
Basirhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
MONORANJAN SUR
CPI· Janata Dal
CPI 47.0%INC 37.6%7 others 15.4%
Votes
3,57,774
47.0% share
Winning margin
71,642
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,60,922
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONORANJAN SUR | Janata Dal | 3,57,774 | 47.0% |
| 2 | SARDAR AMJAD ALI | INC | 2,86,132 | 37.6% |
| 3 | SUKUMAR BANERJI | BJP | 1,03,035 | 13.5% |
| 4 | DEBAPRASAD BHANJA CHOUDHURY | IND | 4,279 | 0.6% |
| 5 | DHIENDRA NATH GHOSH | JP | 3,370 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SHYAM NARAYAN JESHOWARA | 1,770 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | AL-GAZ ABDUL SALAM |  MUL | 1,670 | 0.2% |
| 8 | LIAKAT ALI MONDAL | IND | 1,509 | 0.2% |
| 9 | AMARENDRA NATH BISWAS | 1,383 | 0.2% |
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
lean9.4%
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 47.0%INC 37.6%BJP 13.5%OTH 1.8%
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
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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.