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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2021
Baishnab Nagar
Winner — 2021
CHANDANA SARKAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 39.8%BJP 38.6%6 others 21.6%
Votes
83,061
39.8% share
Winning margin
2,471
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.3%
of 2,47,658
Baishnab Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,471 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDANA SARKAR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 83,061 | 39.8% |
| 2 | SWADHIN KUMAR SARKAR | NDA | 80,590 | 38.6% |
| 3 | AZIZUL HOQUE | 37,443 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | NIKHIL CHANDRA MANDAL | 2,282 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,705 | 0.8% |
| 6 | HARENDRANATH SARKAR | IND | 1,346 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KURBAN ANSARI | IND | 1,247 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SAMIR GHOSH | IND | 978 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (50th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.3% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
50th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 39.8%BJP 38.6%INC 17.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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