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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1996
Barasat
Winner — 1996
ASHOKE MUKHERJEE
INC· INC
INC 46.9%FBL 46.1%4 others 7.0%
Votes
1,06,471
46.9% share
Winning margin
1,838
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.1%
of 2,76,519
Barasat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,838 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOKE MUKHERJEE | INC | 1,06,471 | 46.9% |
| 2 | SARAL DEB |  FBL | 1,04,633 | 46.1% |
| 3 | SWAPAN PAUL | BJP | 12,077 | 5.3% |
| 4 | KASHISWAR SARKAR | 2,746 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | UTPAL CHOWDHURY | 869 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | HARENDRA PODDAR | IND | 314 | 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 (236th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
236th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
265th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
237th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%FBL 46.1%BJP 5.3%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.