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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2026
Barasat
Winner — 2026
SANKAR CHATTERJEE
BJP· NDA
BJP 51.5%AITC 36.9%11 others 11.6%
Votes
1,22,171
51.6% share
Winning margin
34,558
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
93.9%
of 2,52,684
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR CHATTERJEE | 1,22,171 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | SABYASACHI DUTTA |  AITC | 87,613 | 37.0% |
| 3 | HEMANTA DAS | All India Forward Bloc | 18,700 | 7.9% |
| 4 | TARAK MUKHERJEE | 2,252 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,543 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PRADIP GAYEN | 901 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | MD. JAHANGIR ALI | IND | 876 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SHANKAR CHATTERJEE | IND | 679 | 0.3% |
| 9 | OMAR FARUQUE | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 613 | 0.3% |
| 10 | AVIK BASU THAKUR | IND | 358 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AVHIJIT MUKHERJEE | 329 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | HEMANTA DAS | IND | 326 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DEBASHISH BISWAS | AMB | 242 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.3% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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155th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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179th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.6%AITC 37.0%All India Forward Bloc 7.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.