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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Baruipur
Winner — 1971
BIMAL MISTRY
CPM· Left
CPM 36.1%INC 35.3%3 others 28.6%
Votes
19,711
36.1% share
Winning margin
446
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.9%
of 78,104
Baruipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 446 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMAL MISTRY | Left | 19,711 | 36.1% |
| 2 | RAM KANTA MANDAL | Congress (R) | 19,265 | 35.3% |
| 3 | PROMATHA SARDAR | IND | 8,578 | 15.7% |
| 4 | KUMAR RANJAN MONDAL | Grand Alliance | 6,164 | 11.3% |
| 5 | JITEN HALDAR | BAC | 853 | 1.6% |
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 (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
91st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
220th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 36.1%INC 35.3%IND 15.7%SSP 11.3%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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