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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1987
Baduria
Winner — 1987
MD. SHELIM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.8%INC 45.3%4 others 7.9%
Votes
43,102
46.8% share
Winning margin
1,425
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.6%
of 1,11,416
Baduria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,425 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. SHELIM | Left Front | 43,102 | 46.8% |
| 2 | QUAZI ABDUL GAFFAR | INC | 41,677 | 45.3% |
| 3 | MD. ABIBUR RAHAMAN |  MUL | 5,738 | 6.2% |
| 4 | RASDHA RAMAN MONDAL | IND | 884 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ARUN GHOSH | IND | 364 | 0.4% |
| 6 | DIPAK KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 290 | 0.3% |
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 (264th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.1% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
264th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
269th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
288th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%INC 45.3%MUL 6.2%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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