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West Bengal · PC 7 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
KAMAL KRISHNA DAS
Also elected — same seat
ANIL KUMAR CHANDA
Indian National Congress· 1,97,747 votes
INC 32.5%INC 26.8%2 others 40.7%
Votes
2,39,745
32.5% share
Winning margin
70,700
9.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,37,913
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL KRISHNA DASElected | 2,39,745 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | ANIL KUMAR CHANDAElected | 1,97,747 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | MANMATHA NATH DAS | 1,69,045 | 22.9% | |
| 4 | NITYA NARAYAN BANERJEE | 1,31,376 | 17.8% |
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
marginal9.6%
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 32.5%INC 26.8%HMS 22.9%HMS 17.8%
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.