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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2021
Basirhat Dakshin
Winner — 2021
DR. SAPTARSHI BANERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.2%BJP 38.8%5 others 12.1%
Votes
1,15,873
49.1% share
Winning margin
24,468
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.1%
of 2,77,109
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. SAPTARSHI BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,15,873 | 49.1% |
| 2 | TARAK NATH GHOSH | NDA | 91,405 | 38.8% |
| 3 | AMIT MAJUMDAR | 23,089 | 9.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,689 | 0.7% |
| 5 | DEBASHIS SARKAR | 1,470 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | AJAY KUMAR BAIN | 1,347 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | AKTAR RASUL BACHHU | JSTDVPMTP | 864 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.1%BJP 38.8%INC 9.8%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.11 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.