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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 125 · 2016
Basirhat Uttar
Winner — 2016
RAFIKUL ISLAM MONDAL
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 45.7%AITC 45.5%3 others 8.8%
Votes
97,828
45.7% share
Winning margin
492
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
89.6%
of 2,38,670
Basirhat Uttar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 492 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFIKUL ISLAM MONDAL | Mahajot | 97,828 | 45.7% |
| 2 | A.T.M. ABDULLAH (RONY) |  AITC | 97,336 | 45.5% |
| 3 | TARAFAN GAZI | BJP | 13,072 | 6.1% |
| 4 | ABUL KASEM DHALI | 3,006 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,643 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
11th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.7%AITC 45.5%BJP 6.1%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.