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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1987
Bara Bazar
Winner — 1987
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC· INC
INC 54.0%IND 15.3%15 others 30.7%
Votes
22,909
54.0% share
Winning margin
16,413
38.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
49.4%
of 85,827
Bara Bazar is a safe seat — RAJESH KHAITAN won by 38.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH KHAITAN | INC | 22,909 | 54.0% |
| 2 | SHAUKAT RAHAMANI | IND | 6,496 | 15.3% |
| 3 | RATAN LAL AGARWAL | IND | 5,530 | 13.0% |
| 4 | AGARWAL BHAGATRAM | BJP | 4,192 | 9.9% |
| 5 | RABI SHANKAR PANDAY | IND | 684 | 1.6% |
| 6 | DAYABATI SAXENA | IND | 641 | 1.5% |
| 7 | BINOY KUMAR TEWARI | 444 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | BIMAL SINGH BENGANI | IND | 411 | 1.0% |
| 9 | KISHOR ZAVERY | IND | 281 | 0.7% |
| 10 | MD. AKHTAR | IND | 209 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MANIRUDDIN | IND | 143 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURENDRA SHARMA | IND | 137 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BABAN SINGH | IND | 115 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SATYA NARAYAN BAJAJ | IND | 93 | 0.2% |
| 15 | LAL BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 76 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA | IND | 25 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MD. ELIYAS | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%IND 15.3%IND 13.0%BJP 9.9%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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