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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1957
Basirhat
Winner — 1957
PROFULLA NATH BANERJEE
INC· INC
INC 39.0%PSP 37.0%3 others 24.0%
Votes
13,330
39.0% share
Winning margin
700
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.3%
of 65,314
A closely fought contest. PROFULLA NATH BANERJEE won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROFULLA NATH BANERJEE | 13,330 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | SAMAR GUHA | 12,630 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | WAZED ALI MOLLAH | IND | 5,969 | 17.5% |
| 4 | PROVAT KUMAR SARKAR | 1,875 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | ABDUL WAHED | IND | 342 | 1.0% |
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 (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.0%PSP 37.0%IND 17.5%BJS 5.5%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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