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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1982
Bara Bazar
Winner — 1982
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC· INC
INC 53.6%IND 27.8%10 others 18.7%
Votes
20,258
53.5% share
Winning margin
9,758
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.8%
of 82,635
Bara Bazar is a safe seat — RAJESH KHAITAN won by 25.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH KHAITAN | INC | 20,258 | 53.5% |
| 2 | RABI SHANKAR PANDEY | IND | 10,500 | 27.8% |
| 3 | SHYAM KANHAIYA SINGH | 4,769 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | JAGDISH SINGH | 866 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | SACHIDANAND PANDEY | IND | 534 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SHEKH ABDUL QUDDUS | IND | 299 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BASANT SINGH | IND | 161 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SATYANARAYAN ARYA | IND | 116 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 114 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PARIKSHIT RAJ PANDEY | IND | 87 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 85 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
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 (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%IND 27.8%BJP 12.6%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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