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West Bengal · PC 7 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Bankura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
JAGANNATH KOLEY
Also elected — same seat
PASHUPATI MANDAL
Indian National Congress· 96,266 votes
INC 19.3%INC 17.0%10 others 63.7%
Votes
1,08,885
19.3% share
Winning margin
18,773
3.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,65,367
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGANNATH KOLEYElected | 1,08,885 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | PASHUPATI MANDALElected | 96,266 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | ATUL PATRA | 90,112 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | BIRESWAR GHOSE | IND | 58,122 | 10.3% |
| 5 | JUGAL KISHORE MANDAL | 48,135 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | GURUSADAY HALDAR | KMPP | 35,998 | 6.4% |
| 7 | BABULAL SARENG | IND | 33,418 | 5.9% |
| 8 | JADU MUDI | IND | 27,309 | 4.8% |
| 9 | BINODE MAJI | IND | 26,680 | 4.7% |
| 10 | RAMRABI MUKHERJEE | IND | 25,281 | 4.5% |
| 11 | KEDAR NATH CHATTERJEE | IND | 7,904 | 1.4% |
| 12 | RISHINDRANATH SARKAR | IND | 7,257 | 1.3% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 0.3% · max 18.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
36th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.3%INC 17.0%HMS 15.9%IND 10.3%BJS 8.5%KMPP 6.4%OTH 22.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.