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West Bengal · PC 40 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1967
S. K. SAHA
INC· INC
INC 36.3%FBL 22.3%3 others 41.4%
Votes
83,696
36.3% share
Winning margin
32,217
14.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,30,785
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. K. SAHA | INC | 83,696 | 36.3% |
| 2 | G. BAURI |  FBL | 51,479 | 22.3% |
| 3 | B.SAHA | IND | 51,076 | 22.1% |
| 4 | R. SARMA | IND | 36,403 | 15.8% |
| 5 | S. D. DAS | IND | 8,131 | 3.5% |
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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 3.3% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
39th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%FBL 22.3%IND 22.1%IND 15.8%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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