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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1971
Baduria
Winner — 1971
GHAZI ABDUL GAFFAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.4%CPM 29.3%4 others 19.3%
Votes
23,117
51.4% share
Winning margin
9,954
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.9%
of 73,849
Baduria is a safe seat — GHAZI ABDUL GAFFAR won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHAZI ABDUL GAFFAR | Congress (R) | 23,117 | 51.4% |
| 2 | SHRIKH ALI AHMAD | Left | 13,163 | 29.3% |
| 3 | MOLLA NASIRULLA HAQUE | IND | 3,543 | 7.9% |
| 4 | AKTARUL HAQUE KHAN | Left | 3,199 | 7.1% |
| 5 | HARENDRA NATH ROY | 1,607 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | HARENDRA MUKHERJEE | BAC | 342 | 0.8% |
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 (190th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
190th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
101st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%CPM 29.3%IND 7.9%CPI 7.1%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.