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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1987
Balurghat
Winner — 1987
BISWANATH CHOUDHURY
RSP· Left Front
RSP 55.4%INC 43.4%2 others 1.2%
Votes
48,066
55.4% share
Winning margin
10,402
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
80.8%
of 1,07,371
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH CHOUDHURY | Left Front | 48,066 | 55.4% |
| 2 | MADHAB CHANDRA ROY | INC | 37,664 | 43.4% |
| 3 | NITYA NANDA BARAMAN | IND | 671 | 0.8% |
| 4 | JOHARLAL MAHOTO | IND | 345 | 0.4% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.3% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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33rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
264th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 55.4%INC 43.4%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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