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West Bengal · PC 6 · 2014
Balurghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
ARPITA GHOSH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 38.5%RSP 28.5%11 others 33.0%
Votes
4,09,641
38.5% share
Winning margin
1,06,964
10.1% of votes
Total votes cast
10,63,053
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARPITA GHOSH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,09,641 | 38.5% |
| 2 | BIMALENDU SARKAR (BIMAL) | UPA | 3,02,677 | 28.5% |
| 3 | BISWAPRIYA ROY CHOUDHURY | NDA | 2,23,014 | 21.0% |
| 4 | OM PRAKAS MISHRA | UPA | 80,715 | 7.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 11,691 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ABDUS SADEK SARKAR | 10,547 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | SIBEN SARKAR | IND | 5,647 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SOM HEMRAM | JDP | 4,774 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAJEN HANSDA | 4,581 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | SASTI CHANDRA SARKAR | RaJSP | 3,969 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ISLAM NURAL | 2,644 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | RANENDRANATH MALI | BMUP | 1,687 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MANAS CHAKRABORTY (GANESH) | CPIM | 1,466 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.6% · max 19.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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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
AITC 38.5%RSP 28.5%BJP 21.0%INC 7.6%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A 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
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.