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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 128 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Basanti
Winner — 2021
SHYAMAL MONDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.1%BJP 28.4%5 others 19.5%
Votes
1,11,453
52.1% share
Winning margin
50,642
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.4%
of 2,62,659
Basanti is a safe seat — SHYAMAL MONDAL won by 23.7%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMAL MONDAL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,11,453 | 52.1% |
| 2 | RAMESH MAJHI | NDA | 60,811 | 28.4% |
| 3 | SUBHAS NASKAR | 36,688 | 17.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,907 | 0.9% |
| 5 | BISWAJIT MONDAL | IND | 1,635 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DEBABRATA MONDAL | IND | 728 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NIMAI CHANDRA MONDAL | 688 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.4% · max 58.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
26th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
200th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.1%BJP 28.4%RSP 17.1%OTH 1.4%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.55 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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