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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 253 · 2016
Barjora
Winner — 2016
SUJIT CHAKRABORTY
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 43.4%AITC 43.1%5 others 13.5%
Votes
86,873
43.4% share
Winning margin
616
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.5%
of 2,31,414
Barjora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 616 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUJIT CHAKRABORTY | Mahajot | 86,873 | 43.4% |
| 2 | SOHAM CHAKRABORTY |  AITC | 86,257 | 43.1% |
| 3 | AGASTHI SUJIT | BJP | 15,991 | 8.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,235 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SUDARSHAN ADHIKARI | 2,352 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | RAGHUNATH ROY | IND | 2,326 | 1.2% |
| 7 | INDRANI SARDAR | BMUP | 2,050 | 1.0% |
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
safe0.3%
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%
lowerhigher
43rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.4%AITC 43.1%BJP 8.0%OTH 3.4%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 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
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.