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West Bengal · PC 6 · 2019
Balurghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Sukanta Majumdar
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.0%AITC 42.2%12 others 12.7%
Votes
5,39,317
45.0% share
Winning margin
33,293
2.8% of votes
Total votes cast
11,97,849
Candidates
14
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sukanta Majumdar | NDA (NDA) | 5,39,317 | 45.0% |
| 2 | Arpita Ghosh |  AITC | 5,06,024 | 42.2% |
| 3 | Ranen Barman | 72,990 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Abdus Sadek Sarkar | 36,783 | 3.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 13,414 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Naran Tudu | 6,387 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Muslima Khatun | IND | 4,950 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Bibhuti Tudu | IND | 4,719 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Nalin Chandra Murmu | 3,320 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | Ranjit Kumar Mohanta | NDA | 3,300 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Ranendra Nath Mali | BMUP | 2,007 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Nubash Chandra Barman | KPPU | 1,763 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Biren Mahanta | SUCI(C) | 1,526 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Manas Chakraborty | CPIM | 1,349 | 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
lean2.8%
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
BJP 45.0%AITC 42.2%RSP 6.1%OTH 5.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 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.