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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1971
Bara Bazar
Winner — 1971
RAMKRISHNA SARAOGI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.6%BJS 28.3%4 others 16.1%
Votes
23,047
55.6% share
Winning margin
11,330
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.9%
of 98,800
Bara Bazar is a safe seat — RAMKRISHNA SARAOGI won by 27.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMKRISHNA SARAOGI | Congress (R) | 23,047 | 55.6% |
| 2 | DURGA PRASAD NATHANY | Grand Alliance | 11,717 | 28.3% |
| 3 | AJODHYA SINGH | Left | 6,231 | 15.0% |
| 4 | BASANTA SINGH | RSM | 188 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SINGH JAGDISH | Grand Alliance | 130 | 0.3% |
| 6 | LALIT KUMAR SARMA | IND | 114 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (140th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 3.0% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
140th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
252nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
294th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.6%BJS 28.3%CPM 15.0%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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