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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 245 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Para
Winner — 2011
UMAPADA BAURI
INC· AITC + INC
INC 42.6%CPM 42.2%5 others 15.2%
Votes
62,208
42.6% share
Winning margin
586
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.3%
of 1,84,196
Para was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 586 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMAPADA BAURI | AITC + INC | 62,208 | 42.6% |
| 2 | DIPAK BAURI | Left Front | 61,622 | 42.2% |
| 3 | SHIBANI BAURI | 6,503 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | CHARAN BAURI | 6,302 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | BAURI SWAPAN | BJP | 4,681 | 3.2% |
| 6 | SATYA NARAYAN RAJWAR | JVM | 3,441 | 2.4% |
| 7 | SANDIP RAJWAR | 1,274 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (242nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
242nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
24th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%CPM 42.2%OTH 15.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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