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Winner — 1985

BYULA DOJA
INC· INC
INC 46.0%CPM 20.6%8 others 33.4%
Votes
31,690
46.0% share
Winning margin
17,501
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.2%
of 1,18,401

Barsoi is a safe seat — BYULA DOJA won by 25.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BYULA DOJA
INC
31,69046.0%
2
MAHBOOB ALAM
Left
14,18920.6%
3
MOHAMMAD TAIYAB
IND
9,55413.9%
4
SHYAMA NA. DAS
IND
8,63312.5%
5
BIRENDRA KUMAR JAIN
IND
1,7882.6%
6
MD. SIDDIQUE
IND
1,1691.7%
7
ASHFAQUE ALAM AZAD
Janata
7081.0%
8
YOGENDRA NATH DAS
IND
5320.8%
9
JIYAD HUSSAIN SAR
IND
4670.7%
10
AWANI KUMAR PANDEY
IND
1800.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.0%CPM 20.6%IND 13.9%IND 12.5%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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