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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 253 · 2026
Barjora
Winner — 2026
BILLESWAR SINHA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.2%AITC 35.7%8 others 11.1%
Votes
1,25,419
53.3% share
Winning margin
41,310
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
93.5%
of 2,52,205
Barjora is a safe seat — BILLESWAR SINHA won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILLESWAR SINHA | BJP (NDA) | 1,25,419 | 53.3% |
| 2 | GOUTAM MISHRA (SHYAM) |  AITC | 84,109 | 35.7% |
| 3 | SUJIT CHAKRABORTY | 14,868 | 6.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,686 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KEORA VIVEKANANDA | 2,199 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | SAILESWAR PAL | IND | 2,159 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BHOLANATH MONDAL | IND | 1,922 | 0.8% |
| 8 | PRADIP BAURI | 823 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | TARAKNATH KARMAKAR | IND | 763 | 0.3% |
| 10 | GOBINDA SARKAR | IND | 414 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (181st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.3% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
181st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.3%AITC 35.7%CPM 6.3%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
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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.