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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2021Reserved (SC)

Gazole

Winner — 2021

CHINMOY DEB BARMAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%AITC 44.7%7 others 9.8%
Votes
1,00,655
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,798
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.3%
of 2,68,691

Gazole was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,798 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINMOY DEB BARMAN
BJP (NDA)
1,00,65545.5%
2
BASANTI BARMAN
AITC
98,85744.7%
3
ARUN KUMAR BISWAS
13,9506.3%
4
SANATAN RISHI
1,9430.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7360.8%
6
SUPEN KUMAR ROY
1,3810.6%
7
SATISH RAJBANSHI
IND
1,1270.5%
8
BIPAD BHANJAN ROY
BMUP
8240.4%
9
Minu Sarkar (Barman)
KPPU
7410.3%

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

High turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.8% · max 67.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
56th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
196th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%AITC 44.7%CPM 6.3%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Pandua

Pandua

Heritage SiteWikidata
Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Adina Masjid

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

🏛️MonumentASI

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

🏛️MonumentASI

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Qutub Sahi Masjid

Qutub Sahi Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Qutub Sahi Masjid

Qutub Sahi Masjid

Qutub Sahi Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Qutub Sahi Masjid

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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