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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1996
Basirhat
Winner — 1996
NARAYAN MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.8%INC 44.6%5 others 10.6%
Votes
66,329
44.8% share
Winning margin
181
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.9%
of 1,70,535
Basirhat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 181 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 66,329 | 44.8% |
| 2 | ASIT MAZUMDER | INC | 66,148 | 44.6% |
| 3 | ANINDYA GOPAL MITRA | BJP | 12,739 | 8.6% |
| 4 | MOLLA JAFRULLA | INL | 2,248 | 1.5% |
| 5 | MONDAL NUR BOX | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 6 | AMITESH DEY | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 7 | AMAL KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 223 | 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.
Average turnout (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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187th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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152nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.8%INC 44.6%BJP 8.6%OTH 2.0%
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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