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West Bengal · PC 18 · 2014
Basirhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
IDRIS ALI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 38.7%CPI 30.0%8 others 31.3%
Votes
4,92,326
38.6% share
Winning margin
1,09,659
8.6% of votes
Total votes cast
12,73,771
Candidates
10
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDRIS ALI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,92,326 | 38.6% |
| 2 | NURUL HUDA | Left Front | 3,82,667 | 30.0% |
| 3 | SAMIK BHATTACHARYA | NDA | 2,33,887 | 18.4% |
| 4 | ABDUR RAHIM QUAZI | UPA | 1,02,130 | 8.0% |
| 5 | CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH | 25,178 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,971 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RANJIT GAYEN | IND | 8,088 | 0.6% |
| 8 | GOPAL DAS | 7,016 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | AJAY KUMAR BAIN | 6,532 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | MD. HAFIZ | IND | 5,976 | 0.5% |
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.2% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
4th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
40th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 38.6%CPI 30.0%BJP 18.4%INC 8.0%OTH 4.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
A 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%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.