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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2011
Barasat
Winner — 2011
CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 58.3%AIFB 35.7%4 others 6.0%
Votes
1,03,954
58.3% share
Winning margin
40,211
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,11,207
Barasat is a safe seat — CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI won by 22.5%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIRANJEET CHAKRABARTI |  AITCAITC + INC | 1,03,954 | 58.3% |
| 2 | SANJIB CHATTOPADHAYA | Left Front | 63,743 | 35.7% |
| 3 | TUHIN KUMAR MONDAL | BJP | 5,957 | 3.3% |
| 4 | TAPAN SARKAR | 2,302 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | BABLU JANA | IND | 1,584 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAMTANAY BHATTACHARYA | 823 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.3% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
155th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
179th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 58.3%AIFB 35.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A 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?
2 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.