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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 142 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Baruipore
Winner — 1951
ABDUS SHOKUR
Also elected — same seat
LALIT KUMAR SINHA
CPI· 15,126 votes
INC 16.1%CPI 15.5%14 others 68.4%
Votes
15,782
16.1% share
Winning margin
2,290
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
42.4%
of 1,15,236
A closely fought contest. ABDUS SHOKUR won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS SHOKUR | 15,782 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | LALIT KUMAR SINHA | 15,126 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | KHAGENDRA NATH NASKAR | 13,492 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | NILMONI SARDAR | IND | 9,081 | 9.3% |
| 5 | NUR AHMAD GAZI | IND | 6,965 | 7.1% |
| 6 | MATI LALL SANFUI | IND | 6,844 | 7.0% |
| 7 | HARENDRA NATH PATHAK | IND | 5,441 | 5.6% |
| 8 | ATUL KRISHNA BOSE | IND | 4,596 | 4.7% |
| 9 | BHABASINDHU LASKAR | IND | 3,616 | 3.7% |
| 10 | SURESWAR ROY CHOWDHURY | IND | 3,511 | 3.6% |
| 11 | JITENDRA NATH SIRCAR | 3,483 | 3.6% | |
| 12 | BHUSAN CHANDRA PATRA | 3,395 | 3.5% | |
| 13 | RAJENDRA NATH MONDAL | IND | 2,653 | 2.7% |
| 14 | SAILENDRA KUMAR RAI CHAUDHURI | IND | 2,043 | 2.1% |
| 15 | RAJENDRA NATH MANDOL | IND | 962 | 1.0% |
| 16 | ATUL ROY | IND | 805 | 0.8% |
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 (113th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.7% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
113th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
225th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 16.1%CPI 15.5%INC 13.8%IND 9.3%IND 7.1%IND 7.0%OTH 31.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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