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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1951
Basirhat
Winner — 1951
PRAFULLA BANERJEE
INC 43.6%IND 23.4%7 others 33.0%
Votes
11,797
43.6% share
Winning margin
5,478
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
47.9%
of 56,391
Basirhat is a safe seat — PRAFULLA BANERJEE won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA BANERJEE | 11,797 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | GOPENDRA GAIN | IND | 6,319 | 23.4% |
| 3 | HARENDRANATH MAZUMDAR | IND | 4,061 | 15.0% |
| 4 | ELAHI BASHK | IND | 3,025 | 11.2% |
| 5 | BANSHADHAR GHOSH | FBL(RG) | 858 | 3.2% |
| 6 | ARUN KUMAR GHOSE | 433 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | BASTOLLAH MOLLAH | IND | 223 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MAHAMMAD ISMAILE | IND | 167 | 0.6% |
| 9 | HARINARAYAN GHOSH | IND | 153 | 0.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
2nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%IND 23.4%IND 15.0%IND 11.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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