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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1957
Baraset
Winner — 1957
CHITTO BASU
FBM 39.8%INC 27.9%5 others 32.3%
Votes
13,455
39.8% share
Winning margin
4,033
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.6%
of 59,725
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTO BASU | 13,455 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | AMULYADHAN MUHKHOPADHYAY | 9,422 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | S.M. ISHAQUE | IND | 7,701 | 22.8% |
| 4 | SACHINDRA NATH CHATTERJEE | IND | 2,105 | 6.2% |
| 5 | HEM CHANDRA GHOSH | IND | 604 | 1.8% |
| 6 | KRISHNADHANB MUKHERJEE | IND | 349 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MANIK GUPTA | IND | 164 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (109th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 50.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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109th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
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110th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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229th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBM 39.8%INC 27.9%IND 22.8%IND 6.2%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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