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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Balurghat
Winner — 1951
SAROJ RANJAN CHATTOPADHYAYA
Also elected — same seat
LAKSHMAN CHANDRA HASDA
INC· 23,386 votes
INC 31.2%INC 28.0%6 others 40.8%
Votes
26,075
31.2% share
Winning margin
15,233
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.8%
of 99,812
Balurghat is a safe seat — SAROJ RANJAN CHATTOPADHYAYA won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROJ RANJAN CHATTOPADHYAYA | 26,075 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | LAKSHMAN CHANDRA HASDA | 23,386 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | DHIRENDRA NATH BANDOPADHYAY | 10,842 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | CORNELIUS MURMU | 9,697 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | RAMESH CHANDRA DUTTA | IND | 6,055 | 7.3% |
| 6 | PRAFULLA KUMAR NEOGI | FBL(RG) | 3,074 | 3.7% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA LAL DE SARKAR | 2,742 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | SAMUEL SUBHAN | 1,610 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.2%INC 28.0%RSP 13.0%RSP 11.6%IND 7.3%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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