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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 191 · 2021Reserved (SC)

Balagarh

Winner — 2021

MANORANJAN BAPARI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.6%BJP 43.0%3 others 11.4%
Votes
1,00,364
45.6% share
Winning margin
5,784
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,60,427

A closely fought contest. MANORANJAN BAPARI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANORANJAN BAPARI
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,00,36445.6%
2
SUBHAS CHANDRA HALDAR
NDA
94,58043.0%
3
MAHAMAYA MONDAL
19,7669.0%
NOTA
NOTA
3,1051.4%
5
SUKDEB BISWAS
2,1421.0%

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

Average turnout (145th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 2.4% · max 63.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
145th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
207th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.6%BJP 43.0%CPM 9.0%OTH 1.0%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

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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