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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Balagarh
Winner — 2001
DIBAKANTA ROUTH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.4%AITC 42.8%5 others 9.9%
Votes
59,376
47.4% share
Winning margin
5,722
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,60,835
A closely fought contest. DIBAKANTA ROUTH won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIBAKANTA ROUTH | Left Front | 59,376 | 47.4% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI PARUI |  AITC | 53,654 | 42.8% |
| 3 | NARAYAN MAJUMDER | BJP | 6,200 | 4.9% |
| 4 | TAPAN KUMAR DAS | PDS | 2,467 | 2.0% |
| 5 | PANCHANAN SADDAR | IND | 1,946 | 1.6% |
| 6 | PROLAY BISWAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,039 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BIVA BISWAS | 709 | 0.6% |
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 (162nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 4.6% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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162nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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100th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.4%AITC 42.8%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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