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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Balagarh
Winner — 1972
BIREN SARKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.9%CPM 45.1%
Votes
26,660
54.9% share
Winning margin
4,780
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
68.4%
of 70,979
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (109th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 50.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
109th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
229th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%CPM 45.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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