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Winner — 2008
SANKAR PRASAD DATTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.9%INC 47.8%4 others 3.3%
Votes
24,853
48.9% share
Winning margin
598
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
93.3%
of 54,467
Barjala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 598 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR PRASAD DATTA | Left Front | 24,853 | 48.9% |
| 2 | DIPAK KUMAR ROY | UPA | 24,255 | 47.8% |
| 3 | PULAK KUMAR DEBNATH | NDA | 697 | 1.4% |
| 4 | PRADIP CHAKRABORTY |  AITC | 371 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SANJIB DEY | UPA | 356 | 0.7% |
| 6 | JAYANTA KUMAR DATTA | 257 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.7% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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2nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.9%INC 47.8%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,25,739
Density
577 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,993 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population25.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.8%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation90.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance28.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.