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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Para
Winner — 1977
GOBINDA BAURI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 26.9%INC 22.6%6 others 50.5%
Votes
9,185
26.9% share
Winning margin
1,478
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.3%
of 86,766
A closely fought contest. GOBINDA BAURI won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOBINDA BAURI | Left Front | 9,185 | 26.9% |
| 2 | SARAT CHANDRA DAS | INC | 7,707 | 22.6% |
| 3 | SAILEN BAURI | SUC | 6,692 | 19.6% |
| 4 | TARA BAURI | Janata | 5,949 | 17.4% |
| 5 | GOPAL CHANDRA DOME | IND | 1,502 | 4.4% |
| 6 | SAHADEB BAURI | IND | 1,187 | 3.5% |
| 7 | KALIPADA RAJOWARD | IND | 1,016 | 3.0% |
| 8 | BISWESWAR BAURI | IND | 892 | 2.6% |
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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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231st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
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45th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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54th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 26.9%INC 22.6%SUC 19.6%JNP 17.4%OTH 13.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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