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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Sitalkuchi
Winner — 2011
HITEN BARMAN
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 44.2%CPM 44.1%5 others 11.7%
Votes
84,651
44.2% share
Winning margin
257
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
88.4%
of 2,16,535
Sitalkuchi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 257 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITEN BARMAN |  AITCAITC + INC | 84,651 | 44.2% |
| 2 | BISWANATH PRAMANIK | Left Front | 84,394 | 44.1% |
| 3 | BHABENDRA NATH BARMAN | BJP | 8,829 | 4.6% |
| 4 | SUBAL BARMAN | 6,000 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | DWIJENDRA NATH BARMAN | IND | 3,547 | 1.9% |
| 6 | GOUTAM BARMAN | 2,369 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | SUBODH BARMAN | AMB | 1,663 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
3rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
210th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.2%CPM 44.1%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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