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West Bengal · PC 13 · 1996
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
CHITTA BASU
FBL· United Front
FBL 46.2%INC 42.9%8 others 10.9%
Votes
4,84,474
46.2% share
Winning margin
35,347
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
10,47,840
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTA BASU |  FBLUnited Front | 4,84,474 | 46.2% |
| 2 | RANJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 4,49,127 | 42.9% |
| 3 | JATINDRA NATH BISWAS | BJP | 65,722 | 6.3% |
| 4 | MANOJ HOWLADAR | 20,814 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | ARUN MAJHI | IND | 7,986 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MOKLUKAR RAHMAN |  MULUnited Front | 7,304 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ACHYUT CHATTERJEE | 5,040 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | ASHOKE MUKHERJEE | IND | 4,799 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ABDUL GAFFAR | INL | 1,855 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BANAMALI DAS | IND | 719 | 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
lean3.4%
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 46.2%INC 42.9%BJP 6.3%OTH 4.6%
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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