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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Balurghat
Winner — 1957
DHIRENDRA NATH BANERJEE
IND
Also elected — same seat
MARDI HAKAI
INC· 22,296 votes
IND 23.2%INC 21.2%7 others 55.6%
Votes
24,387
23.2% share
Winning margin
3,073
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,07,116
A closely fought contest. DHIRENDRA NATH BANERJEE won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRENDRA NATH BANERJEE | IND | 24,387 | 23.2% |
| 2 | MARDI HAKAI | 22,296 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | SAROJ RANJAN CHATTERJEE | 21,314 | 20.3% | |
| 4 | NATHANIEL MURMU | IND | 20,434 | 19.4% |
| 5 | PRAVASH CHANDRA LAHA | IND | 5,070 | 4.8% |
| 6 | ABINASH CHANDRA BASU | IND | 3,977 | 3.8% |
| 7 | SANCHA NATH SARKAR | IND | 3,108 | 3.0% |
| 8 | PRAMATHA NATH NEOGI | IND | 2,734 | 2.6% |
| 9 | BAJI NATH BASKE | IND | 1,721 | 1.6% |
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 (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 23.2%INC 21.2%INC 20.3%IND 19.4%OTH 15.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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