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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Sitai
Winner — 2021
JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 49.4%BJP 45.2%8 others 5.4%
Votes
1,17,908
49.4% share
Winning margin
10,112
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.4%
of 2,93,165
A closely fought contest. JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,17,908 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DIPAK KUMAR ROY | NDA | 1,07,796 | 45.2% |
| 3 | KESHAB CHANDRA RAY | 3,964 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | SUNIL MAHANTA | IND | 2,391 | 1.0% |
| 5 | LALCHAND BARMAN | IND | 1,776 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,577 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ANIL CHANDRA BARMAN ROY | 1,381 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | KASHIKANTA BARMAN | IND | 866 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PROSHANTA BARMAN | 550 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | PRASANNA KUMAR ROY | AMB | 369 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.4%BJP 45.2%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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