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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2001
Bara Bazar
Winner — 2001
TAPAS ROY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 37.5%RJD 29.4%12 others 33.1%
Votes
10,592
37.5% share
Winning margin
2,299
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
32.4%
of 87,128
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS ROY |  AITCAITC + INC | 10,592 | 37.5% |
| 2 | MD. ASIRUDDIN | 8,293 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | SHANKAR LAL JHAWAR | BJP | 4,851 | 17.2% |
| 4 | DEBASISH DAS | PDS | 1,674 | 5.9% |
| 5 | RAJESH KHAITAN | 1,368 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | AYAZ AHMAD | 749 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | SHAYAMAL CHANDRA KARMAKAR | IND | 149 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RITA DEVI PUROHIT | IND | 118 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MD. SHAMIN | IND | 92 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JAGNARAYAN THAKUR | IND | 84 | 0.3% |
| 11 | KAMAL CHOWDHURY | IND | 79 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MD. FIROZ KHAN | IND | 65 | 0.2% |
| 13 | QAMRUDDIN QYRASHI | IND | 63 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA | IND | 61 | 0.2% |
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 (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 37.5%RJD 29.4%BJP 17.2%PDS 5.9%OTH 10.0%
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?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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