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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2011

Baharampur

Winner — 2011

MANOJ CHAKRABORTY
INC· AITC + INC
INC 54.9%RSP 28.9%5 others 16.2%
Votes
91,578
54.9% share
Winning margin
43,313
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.9%
of 2,06,158

Baharampur is a safe seat — MANOJ CHAKRABORTY won by 26.0%.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOJ CHAKRABORTY
AITC + INC
91,57854.9%
2
TARIT KUMAR BRAHMACHARI
Left Front
48,26528.9%
3
DEBASIS SARKAR
BJP
12,7587.7%
4
DEBJANI SAHA
IND
8,1624.9%
5
TAYEDUL ISLAM
3,7872.3%
6
SUJIT KUMAR DAS
IPFB
1,3310.8%
7
SUNIL KUMAR MANDAL
9400.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (189th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 1.0% · max 49.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
189th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
201st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%RSP 28.9%BJP 7.7%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dutch Cemetery

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

🏛️MonumentASI

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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