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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 253 · 2011
Barjora
Winner — 2011
ASUTOSH MUKHERJEE
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 47.7%CPM 42.9%4 others 9.4%
Votes
84,457
47.7% share
Winning margin
8,491
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.0%
of 2,03,655
A closely fought contest. ASUTOSH MUKHERJEE won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASUTOSH MUKHERJEE |  AITCAITC + INC | 84,457 | 47.7% |
| 2 | SUSMITA BISWAS | Left Front | 75,966 | 42.9% |
| 3 | SANJOY PAL | BJP | 6,245 | 3.5% |
| 4 | PRASANTA HEMBRAM | IND | 5,577 | 3.1% |
| 5 | THAKURDAS HEMBRAM | IND | 2,592 | 1.5% |
| 6 | TUDU BHABESH | 2,265 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (181st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.3% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
181st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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43rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.7%CPM 42.9%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.