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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2001
Bhatpara
Winner — 2001
ARJUN SINGH
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.3%CPM 37.9%14 others 6.8%
Votes
53,467
55.3% share
Winning margin
16,798
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
67.1%
of 1,44,116
Bhatpara is a safe seat — ARJUN SINGH won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN SINGH |  AITCAITC + INC | 53,467 | 55.3% |
| 2 | RAMPRASAD KUNDU | Left Front | 36,669 | 37.9% |
| 3 | HIRALAL VERMA | IND | 1,974 | 2.0% |
| 4 | SANJAY SINGH (S/O BHOLA) | IND | 1,019 | 1.1% |
| 5 | NARENDRA PRATAP MISRA | 918 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | SANKAR PRASAD | 794 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | RAM ASRAY SHAW | 585 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | SANJAY SINGH (S/O RAMEAH) | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAMENDRA THAKUR | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAMESH SHAW | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 11 | JAWAHAR DAS | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAMLESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ANIL SINGH | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AJAY BISWAS | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARASH NATH VERMA | IND | 75 | 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 (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.8% · max 60.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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72nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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272nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.3%CPM 37.9%OTH 6.8%
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?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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