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West Bengal · PC 6 · 2024
Balurghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
SUKANTA MAJUMDAR
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.4%AITC 45.5%12 others 8.1%
Votes
5,74,996
46.5% share
Winning margin
10,386
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
12,40,016
Candidates
14
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKANTA MAJUMDAR | NDA (NDA) | 5,74,996 | 46.5% |
| 2 | BIPLAB MITRA |  AITCINDIA bloc | 5,64,610 | 45.6% |
| 3 | JOYDEV KUMAR SIDDHANTA | INDIA bloc | 54,217 | 4.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,437 | 0.6% |
| 5 | HAKIM MURMU | IND | 6,822 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BAKHTIAR MUJAHIT SAHANI | IND | 6,393 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RANENDRA NATH MALI | IND | 5,593 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ANTA HANSDA | 5,145 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | BISWANATH MURMU | APoI | 3,465 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MOZAMMEL HAQUE | AISF | 2,268 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAROTTAM SAHA | IND | 2,106 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MD. SARWARDI | BUP | 1,967 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BIRENDRA NATH MAHANTA | 1,387 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | RUBEL SARKAR | KPPU | 902 | 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
lean0.8%
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 46.5%AITC 45.6%OTH 7.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 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.