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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1991
Barabani
Winner — 1991
S. R. DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.5%INC 43.3%7 others 11.2%
Votes
50,560
45.5% share
Winning margin
2,463
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,55,542
A closely fought contest. S. R. DAS won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. R. DAS | Left Front | 50,560 | 45.5% |
| 2 | MANIK UPADHAYAY | INC | 48,097 | 43.3% |
| 3 | MIHIR MUKHERJEE | BJP | 7,847 | 7.1% |
| 4 | JITEN HEMBRAM | 1,622 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | SWAPAN DAS | CPI(ML) | 1,162 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DARAN ROUTH | IPF | 892 | 0.8% |
| 7 | TAPAN CHAKRABORTY | JP | 491 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ARUN GORAI | IND | 265 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAM ASHRA TIWARI | 179 | 0.2% |
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 (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
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158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.5%INC 43.3%BJP 7.1%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.