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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2026

Basirhat Dakshin

Winner — 2026

SURAJIT MITRA (BADAL)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.1%BJP 41.3%10 others 13.6%
Votes
1,12,965
45.1% share
Winning margin
9,544
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
96.1%
of 2,60,723

A closely fought contest. SURAJIT MITRA (BADAL) won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJIT MITRA (BADAL)
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,12,96545.1%
2
DR. SOURYA BANERJEE
1,03,42141.3%
3
AYNUL AREFIN(RAJU AHMED)
23,7109.5%
4
ABU ESAHAK GAZI
3,5051.4%
5
SHABANA PARVIN
1,6460.7%
6
JISHNUDEEP MAJUMDAR
IND
1,4540.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3270.5%
8
SUBHASIS DAS
IND
8440.3%
9
SURAJIT MONDAL
IND
5370.2%
10
HIRONMOY MONDAL
4850.2%
11
AMIRUL GAZI
3640.1%
12
SOUMEN DAS
IND
2770.1%

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

High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
233rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.1%BJP 41.3%CPM 9.5%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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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