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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1957

Baranagar

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Winner — 1957

JYOTI BOSE
CPI· Left
CPI 59.2%INC 39.5%2 others 1.3%
Votes
28,269
59.2% share
Winning margin
9,417
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.7%
of 71,566

Baranagar is a safe seat — JYOTI BOSE won by 19.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JYOTI BOSE
CPI
28,26959.2%
2
KANAILALL DHOLE
INC
18,85239.5%
3
RAMENDRA KUMAR DE
IND
4050.8%
4
DHRUBAJYOUR MAZUMDER
IND
1950.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
135th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
266th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 59.2%INC 39.5%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Gems & Jewellery
Lakshmi-Janardan temple

Lakshmi-Janardan temple

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