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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1972
Balurghat
Winner — 1972
BIRESWAR ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.1%RSP 44.0%3 others 1.9%
Votes
28,894
54.1% share
Winning margin
5,368
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.4%
of 78,140
A clear win with a 10.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRESWAR ROY | Congress (R) | 28,894 | 54.1% |
| 2 | BASU MUKUL | 23,526 | 44.0% | |
| 3 | SINGH NAKUL | JKP | 395 | 0.7% |
| 4 | BIREM MAHATO | PBI | 370 | 0.7% |
| 5 | ASUTOSH GHOSE | IND | 238 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
46th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%RSP 44.0%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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