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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1967
Barasat
Winner — 1967
H.K.BASU
FBL· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
FBL 58.3%INC 40.4%1 others 1.2%
Votes
32,776
58.3% share
Winning margin
10,060
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.3%
of 82,323
Barasat is a safe seat — H.K.BASU won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.K.BASU |  FBL | 32,776 | 58.3% |
| 2 | A.K.DUTTA | INC | 22,716 | 40.4% |
| 3 | A.K.CHATTERJEE | IND | 700 | 1.3% |
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 (256th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
256th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
140th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 58.3%INC 40.4%OTH 1.3%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.