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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1996
Bara Bazar
Winner — 1996
RAJESH KHAITAN
INC· INC
INC 37.0%JD 35.2%18 others 27.8%
Votes
16,748
37.0% share
Winning margin
837
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.5%
of 84,512
Bara Bazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 837 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH KHAITAN | INC | 16,748 | 37.0% |
| 2 | MD. ASIRUDDIN | 15,911 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | HARI KRISHAN TANDON | BJP | 10,710 | 23.7% |
| 4 | MD. SAJID ALI | IND | 380 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SHYAM KUMAR SONKAR | SLAP | 277 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PANDEY SRIDHAR | AIIC(T) | 233 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHUKAT RAHMANI | IND | 203 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAJU MALLICK | FB(S) | 173 | 0.4% |
| 9 | IQBAL AHMED | IND | 93 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DINESH TIWARI | IND | 86 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BINOD SHARMA | IND | 80 | 0.2% |
| 12 | NARESH KR. SINGH | IND | 72 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHANDRESH MEGHANI | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GAYATRI SINHA ROY | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SYED MOHAMMAD HOSSAIN | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 16 | TUNDAWALLA ABID BHAI | IND | 36 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PATHAK RAMSAMHAR | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 19 | AVINASH OJHA | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 20 | UMESH SINGH | IND | 13 | 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
safe1.9%
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 37.0%JD 35.2%BJP 23.7%OTH 4.2%
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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