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West Bengal · PC 36 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
SISIR KUMAR SAHA
INC· INC
INC 43.2%FB 24.4%2 others 32.4%
Votes
74,573
43.1% share
Winning margin
32,404
18.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,72,811
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SISIR KUMAR SAHA | INC | 74,573 | 43.1% |
| 2 | MRITYUNJAY MANDAL | FB Left | 42,169 | 24.4% |
| 3 | KASHINATH SAHA | Praja Socialist Party | 31,428 | 18.2% |
| 4 | KAMAL KRISHNA DAS | IND | 24,641 | 14.3% |
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.
Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.3% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
19th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%FB 24.4%PSP 18.2%IND 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
Figures are for Bankura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.