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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1969
Basanti
Winner — 1969
ASHOKE CHAUDHURI
RSP· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
RSP 39.0%INC 35.6%3 others 25.4%
Votes
21,675
39.0% share
Winning margin
1,885
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.5%
of 84,910
A closely fought contest. ASHOKE CHAUDHURI won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOKE CHAUDHURI | 21,675 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | JASIMUDDIN AHMED | INC | 19,790 | 35.6% |
| 3 | SAMIR SARKAR | IND | 8,080 | 14.5% |
| 4 | BAZLUR RAHAMAN | PML | 4,604 | 8.3% |
| 5 | GOBINDA LAL SARKAR | 1,434 | 2.6% |
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 (264th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.1% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
264th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
269th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
288th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 39.0%INC 35.6%IND 14.5%PML 8.3%OTH 2.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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