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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 99 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Singoor
Winner — 1951
AJIT KUMAR BASU
Also elected — same seat
SOURENDRA NATH SAHA
CPI· 18,349 votes
CPI 19.7%INC 17.7%8 others 62.6%
Votes
21,615
19.7% share
Winning margin
2,132
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.8%
of 1,06,074
Singoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,132 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR BASU | 21,615 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | KARTIC CHANDRA DAS | 19,483 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | SOURENDRA NATH SAHA | 18,349 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | BISWANATH SAHA | 18,277 | 16.6% | |
| 5 | SANATAN BHAR | 9,257 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | RAJ KUMAR SAHA | IND | 5,511 | 5.0% |
| 7 | DHIRENDRA NATH SAHA | IND | 4,808 | 4.4% |
| 8 | BIJAN BEHARI DAS | IND | 4,326 | 3.9% |
| 9 | BAIDYA NATH DHARA | IND | 4,319 | 3.9% |
| 10 | BALAI CHANDRA PAL | 3,875 | 3.5% |
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 (45th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.9% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
45th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
197th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 19.7%INC 17.7%CPI 16.7%INC 16.6%BJS 8.4%IND 5.0%OTH 15.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.