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West Bengal · PC 6 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Balurghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
RANEN BARMAN
RSP· Left Front
RSP 48.9%WBTC 29.3%5 others 21.8%
Votes
4,28,710
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,72,175
19.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,76,645
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANEN BARMAN | Left Front | 4,28,710 | 48.9% |
| 2 | NANI GOPAL ROY | WBTC | 2,56,535 | 29.3% |
| 3 | MOHINI MOHAN ROY | INC | 1,82,846 | 20.9% |
| 4 | PURNA CHANDRA SARKAR | 3,888 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA NATH SINGH | IND | 2,753 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MALIN CHANDRA BARMAN | IND | 1,251 | 0.1% |
| 7 | NIREN MONDAL | IND | 662 | 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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.6% · max 19.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
30th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 48.9%WBTC 29.3%INC 20.9%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
Figures are for Dakshin Dinajpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
17 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.