Back to West Bengal 1971 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1971
Basirhat
Winner — 1971
LALIT KUMAR GHOSH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.4%CPM 21.1%3 others 29.4%
Votes
18,009
49.4% share
Winning margin
10,304
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.1%
of 80,727
Basirhat is a safe seat — LALIT KUMAR GHOSH won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALIT KUMAR GHOSH | Congress (R) | 18,009 | 49.4% |
| 2 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | Left | 7,705 | 21.1% |
| 3 | MD. SIDDIQUE AHMAD | IND | 5,050 | 13.9% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR BASU | Left | 4,953 | 13.6% |
| 5 | MONATAT ALI MONDAL | 723 | 2.0% |
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 (237th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.1% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
237th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
281st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
277th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%CPM 21.1%IND 13.9%CPI 13.6%OTH 2.0%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.