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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1969
Barjora
Winner — 1969
ASWINI KUMAR RAJ
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 60.6%INC 32.0%3 others 7.4%
Votes
32,978
60.6% share
Winning margin
15,549
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.0%
of 83,773
Barjora is a safe seat — ASWINI KUMAR RAJ won by 28.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASWINI KUMAR RAJ | Left | 32,978 | 60.6% |
| 2 | A.P. CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 17,429 | 32.0% |
| 3 | HARI PADA MANDAL | NDF | 1,499 | 2.8% |
| 4 | GOURANGA SEN | PBI | 1,430 | 2.6% |
| 5 | GHOSH BISWANATH | 1,080 | 2.0% |
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.
Average turnout (144th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 3.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
144th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.6%INC 32.0%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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