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West Bengal · PC 40 · 2014
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Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
BABUL SUPRIYA BARAL (BABUL SUPRIYO)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.8%AITC 30.6%13 others 32.6%
Votes
4,19,983
36.8% share
Winning margin
70,480
6.2% of votes
Total votes cast
11,42,395
Candidates
15
Seat history
0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABUL SUPRIYA BARAL (BABUL SUPRIYO) | NDA (NDA) | 4,19,983 | 36.8% |
| 2 | DOLA SEN |  AITC | 3,49,503 | 30.6% |
| 3 | BANSA GOPAL CHOUDHURY | Left Front | 2,55,829 | 22.4% |
| 4 | INDRANI MISHRA | UPA | 48,502 | 4.3% |
| 5 | MANASH SARKAR | IND | 14,263 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 11,479 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JYOTIRMOY MAITI | IND | 10,227 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KANAI BANERJEE | UPA | 5,728 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUJIT KAR | IND | 5,016 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MD. REYAZUDDIN | UPA | 4,947 | 0.4% |
| 11 | JARASANDHA SINHA | 4,663 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | ATUL CHANDRA BOURI | BMUP | 4,256 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ANANTA LAL GUPTA | 3,115 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | MD. MUSTAQIM | GaAP | 2,450 | 0.2% |
| 15 | BURO MURMU | JDP | 2,434 | 0.2% |
Low turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 3.3% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
39th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.8%AITC 30.6%CPM 22.4%OTH 9.2%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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