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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1962
Basanti
Winner — 1962
SHAKILA KHATUN
INC· INC
INC 60.4%IND 18.5%4 others 21.1%
Votes
20,131
60.5% share
Winning margin
13,978
42.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
38.3%
of 86,965
Basanti is a safe seat — SHAKILA KHATUN won by 42.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKILA KHATUN | INC | 20,131 | 60.5% |
| 2 | PHANI BHUSHAN MONDAL | IND | 6,153 | 18.5% |
| 3 | L. KHATER ALI | 2,819 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | AMINUDDIN AKHAND | SUC | 2,524 | 7.6% |
| 5 | AKAS ALI NASKAR | IND | 1,382 | 4.2% |
| 6 | NAOSER ALI MOLLA | IND | 295 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (236th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
236th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
265th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
237th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.5%IND 18.5%RSP 8.5%SUC 7.6%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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