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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1962

Barasat

Winner — 1962

ASOKE KRISHNA DUTTA
INC· INC
INC 50.4%FB 44.0%2 others 5.6%
Votes
26,919
50.4% share
Winning margin
3,432
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.4%
of 93,004

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASOKE KRISHNA DUTTA
INC
26,91950.4%
2
CHITTO BASU
FB
23,48744.0%
3
S. S. ZAMAN
IND
2,6104.9%
4
HARUN-AR-RASHID
IND
3700.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.3% · max 52.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
182nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.12
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%FB 44.0%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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