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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 247 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Saltora
Winner — 2021
BAURI CHANDANA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.3%AITC 43.2%4 others 11.5%
Votes
91,648
45.3% share
Winning margin
4,145
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,33,544
A closely fought contest. BAURI CHANDANA won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAURI CHANDANA | BJP (NDA) | 91,648 | 45.3% |
| 2 | SONTOSH KUMAR MONDAL |  AITC | 87,503 | 43.2% |
| 3 | NANDADULAL BAURI | 14,084 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | ADITYA KUMAR BAURI | BMUP | 3,554 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,363 | 1.7% |
| 6 | DIPEN BAURI | 2,261 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
168th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
26th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.3%AITC 43.2%CPM 7.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.