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West Bengal · PC 17 · 2024
Barasat
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 45.1%BJP 37.7%11 others 17.3%
Votes
6,92,010
45.1% share
Winning margin
1,14,189
7.5% of votes
Total votes cast
15,34,562
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 6,92,010 | 45.1% |
| 2 | SWAPAN MAJUMDER | NDA | 5,77,821 | 37.7% |
| 3 | TAPAS BANERJEE | AISF | 1,21,440 | 7.9% |
| 4 | SANJIB CHATTERJEE | 1,00,000 | 6.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 17,892 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SMRITIKANA HAOLADAR | 5,787 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SAIFUDDIN MONDAL | IND | 3,827 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SWAPAN MAJUMDAR | IND | 3,085 | 0.2% |
| 9 | S MUKHTAR AHMED | IND | 2,647 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SEFALI DEY | BNARP | 2,252 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SADHAN GHOSH | 2,047 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | BIKASH SARKAR | MPOI | 1,929 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MOHAN LAL ADHIKARY | IND | 1,864 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.1%BJP 37.7%AISF 7.9%AIFB 6.5%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 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.