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West Bengal · PC 42 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
GADADHAR SAHA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.0%INC 38.0%2 others 13.0%
Votes
1,36,517
49.0% share
Winning margin
30,549
11.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,78,604
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GADADHAR SAHA | Left Front | 1,36,517 | 49.0% |
| 2 | BIRENDABAN SAHA | INC | 1,05,968 | 38.0% |
| 3 | BRAJAGOPAL SAHA | SUC | 19,913 | 7.2% |
| 4 | KANAI SAHA | IND | 16,206 | 5.8% |
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.
Average turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 2.4% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
13th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.0%INC 38.0%SUC 7.2%IND 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.