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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1969
Baranagar
Winner — 1969
JYOTI BASU
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 61.8%INC 37.8%1 others 0.4%
Votes
45,261
61.8% share
Winning margin
17,592
24.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.6%
of 94,410
Baranagar is a safe seat — JYOTI BASU won by 24.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTI BASU | Left | 45,261 | 61.8% |
| 2 | A.N. BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 27,669 | 37.8% |
| 3 | SUDHANGSU BAKSI | IND | 317 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
39th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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109th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 61.8%INC 37.8%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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