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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1971
Barabani
Winner — 1971
BASUROY SUNIL
CPM· Left
CPM 48.6%INC 33.4%4 others 17.9%
Votes
20,211
48.6% share
Winning margin
6,334
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.1%
of 78,254
Barabani is a safe seat — BASUROY SUNIL won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASUROY SUNIL | Left | 20,211 | 48.6% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR BANDOPADHAYA | Congress (R) | 13,877 | 33.4% |
| 3 | HARIDAS CHAKRAVARTY | Left | 5,608 | 13.5% |
| 4 | KRISHNA PRASAD TRIVEDI | 818 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | MAJI DAKSHINESWAR | RCI | 531 | 1.3% |
| 6 | BHABANITOSH MUKHOPADHAYA | IND | 500 | 1.2% |
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 (209th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
209th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
15th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.6%INC 33.4%CPI 13.5%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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