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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1977
Basirhat
Winner — 1977
NARAYAN MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.8%INC 21.8%6 others 31.5%
Votes
26,447
46.8% share
Winning margin
14,135
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.6%
of 1,03,586
Basirhat is a safe seat — NARAYAN MUKHERJEE won by 25.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYAN MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 26,447 | 46.8% |
| 2 | DEBI PRASAD NANDA | INC | 12,312 | 21.8% |
| 3 | HIMANSHU HALDER | Janata | 11,811 | 20.9% |
| 4 | ABDUR RAHMAN |  MUL | 4,652 | 8.2% |
| 5 | RUSTAM | IND | 424 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KISHORI MOHAN DEY | IND | 365 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SHYAMAL CHANDA | IND | 282 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SUNITI KUMAR DAS | IND | 253 | 0.5% |
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 (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
187th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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152nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%INC 21.8%JNP 20.9%MUL 8.2%OTH 2.4%
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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