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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1996
Baranagar
Winner — 1996
AMAR CHOUDHURY
RSP· Left Front
RSP 48.5%INC 44.0%3 others 7.5%
Votes
84,785
48.5% share
Winning margin
7,890
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,23,321
A closely fought contest. AMAR CHOUDHURY won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR CHOUDHURY | Left Front | 84,785 | 48.5% |
| 2 | SILBHADRA DUTTA | INC | 76,895 | 44.0% |
| 3 | RAIHARAN DEBNATH | BJP | 11,470 | 6.6% |
| 4 | BAIDYANATH BISWAS | IND | 858 | 0.5% |
| 5 | ARUN SIKDAR | SLAP | 766 | 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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
21st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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154th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 48.5%INC 44.0%BJP 6.6%OTH 0.9%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.