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West Bengal · PC 19 · 1996
Barrackpore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
TARIT BARAN TOPDAR
CPM· United Front
CPM 49.5%INC 43.2%8 others 7.2%
Votes
3,99,466
49.5% share
Winning margin
50,894
6.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,06,367
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARIT BARAN TOPDAR | United Front | 3,99,466 | 49.5% |
| 2 | GHOSAL DEBI | INC | 3,48,572 | 43.2% |
| 3 | ASIS RANJAN DAS | BJP | 47,884 | 5.9% |
| 4 | TAPAN KOLEY | IND | 3,491 | 0.4% |
| 5 | SIBAJI GHOSH | IND | 1,715 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SACHINDRA NATH DAS | IND | 1,538 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PARAMESHWAR MANDAL | IND | 1,121 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SATYA NARAYAN SARKAR | IND | 1,091 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NARAYAN KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 1,020 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SATYA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 469 | 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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.5%INC 43.2%BJP 5.9%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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