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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2014 by-elections
Basirhat Dakshin
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Samik Bhattacharya
BJP 37.4%AITC 36.6%3 others 26.0%
Votes
71,002
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,586
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Basirhat Dakshin was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,586 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samik Bhattacharya | 71,002 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Dipendu Biswas (Mithu) |  AITC | 69,416 | 36.6% |
| 3 | Mrinal Chakraborty | 24,884 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Asit Majumdar | 21,958 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Ajay Kumar Bain | SUCI(C) | 2,431 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.4%AITC 36.6%CPM 13.1%INC 11.6%OTH 1.3%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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