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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1987
Bally
Winner — 1987
SUPRIYA BASU
INC· INC
INC 50.4%CPM 48.4%4 others 1.2%
Votes
43,575
50.4% share
Winning margin
1,734
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,27,118
A closely fought contest. SUPRIYA BASU won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPRIYA BASU | INC | 43,575 | 50.4% |
| 2 | PATITPABAN PATHAK | Left Front | 41,841 | 48.4% |
| 3 | SHIBSHANKAR SAHA | IND | 557 | 0.6% |
| 4 | SAILEN GHOSH | IND | 235 | 0.3% |
| 5 | RAJA RAM MITRA | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KASHINATH CHOWDHURY | IND | 127 | 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 (279th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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279th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
287th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
251st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%CPM 48.4%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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