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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 159 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Baruipur
Winner — 1957
GANGADHAR NASKAR
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHURY
CPI· 34,294 votes
CPI 26.9%CPI 25.9%7 others 47.3%
Votes
35,628
26.9% share
Winning margin
14,268
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,55,633
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGADHAR NASKAR | 35,628 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHURY | 34,294 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | BANKIM CHANDRA ROY | 21,360 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | MANINDRA NATH BOSE | 20,918 | 15.8% | |
| 5 | MD. FAIZUSH SHAHEED | IND | 7,156 | 5.4% |
| 6 | BASANTA KUMAR MAHATA | IND | 4,713 | 3.5% |
| 7 | GANAPATI PRASANNA BISWAS | IND | 3,729 | 2.8% |
| 8 | ANIL KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 2,475 | 1.9% |
| 9 | BEJOY KUMAR CHATTERJI | IND | 2,338 | 1.8% |
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.
Low turnout (286th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
286th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
246th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
209th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 26.9%CPI 25.9%INC 16.1%INC 15.8%IND 5.4%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.



