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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2021
Balurghat
Winner — 2021
Ashok Kumar Lahiri
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.4%AITC 38.6%7 others 14.0%
Votes
72,129
47.4% share
Winning margin
13,436
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.7%
of 1,83,908
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok Kumar Lahiri | BJP (NDA) | 72,129 | 47.4% |
| 2 | Sekhar Dasgupta |  AITC | 58,693 | 38.6% |
| 3 | Sucheta Biswas | 16,153 | 10.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,830 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Jogesh Chandra Murmu | 1,141 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Narottam Saha | AMB | 810 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA NATH MAHANTA | 604 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Dulal Barman | BMUP | 379 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Anup Barman | KPPU | 353 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
104th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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85th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%AITC 38.6%RSP 10.6%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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