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West Bengal · PC 42 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
GADADHAR SAHA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.9%INC(I) 42.5%4 others 5.6%
Votes
2,23,756
51.9% share
Winning margin
40,663
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,31,053
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GADADHAR SAHA | Left Front | 2,23,756 | 51.9% |
| 2 | BADAL CHANDRA BAGDI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,83,093 | 42.5% |
| 3 | BAIDYA NATH MAL | SUC | 15,189 | 3.5% |
| 4 | GOLAK PATI MANDAL | JNP(S) | 4,632 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KANAI SAHA | Janata / Lok Dal | 2,979 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RANJIT MAL | IND | 1,404 | 0.3% |
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 (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
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 51.9%INC(I) 42.5%OTH 5.6%
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
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.