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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1971
Barjora
Winner — 1971
ASWINI KUMAR RAI
CPM· Left
CPM 46.4%BAC 25.5%3 others 28.1%
Votes
24,374
46.4% share
Winning margin
10,975
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.4%
of 85,487
Barjora is a safe seat — ASWINI KUMAR RAI won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASWINI KUMAR RAI | Left | 24,374 | 46.4% |
| 2 | SUDHANGSHU SAKHAR TEWARI | BAC | 13,399 | 25.5% |
| 3 | SUBAL BANDOPADHYAY | Congress (R) | 6,827 | 13.0% |
| 4 | SAKTI PRASAD SAM | SUC | 4,415 | 8.4% |
| 5 | ARUN PRAKASH CHATTOPADHYAY | 3,500 | 6.7% |
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
lean20.9%
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
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.4%BAC 25.5%INC 13.0%SUC 8.4%NCO 6.7%
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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