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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1971
Baranagar
Winner — 1971
JOYTI BASU
CPM· Left
CPM 57.3%BAC 42.7%
Votes
43,340
57.3% share
Winning margin
11,053
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
69.5%
of 1,08,739
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOYTI BASU | Left | 43,340 | 57.3% |
| 2 | AJOY KUMAR MUKHOPADHYA | BAC | 32,287 | 42.7% |
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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
39th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
109th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.3%BAC 42.7%
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
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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.