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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 247 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Saltora
Winner — 2026
CHANDANA BAURI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.6%AITC 37.9%5 others 9.4%
Votes
1,15,180
52.7% share
Winning margin
32,135
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
93.7%
of 2,33,527
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDANA BAURI | BJP (NDA) | 1,15,180 | 52.7% |
| 2 | UTTAM BAURI |  AITC | 83,045 | 38.0% |
| 3 | NANDADULAL BAURI | 10,500 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | AMARKANTA MANDAL | 3,103 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,771 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DIPEN BAURI | 2,023 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | ADITYA KUMAR BAURI | IND | 1,869 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
168th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
26th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.7%AITC 38.0%OTH 8.0%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.