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West Bengal · PC 35 · 1989
Bankura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
BASUDEB ACHARIA
CPM· National Front
CPM 55.9%INC 37.7%8 others 6.4%
Votes
3,81,087
55.9% share
Winning margin
1,24,398
18.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,81,668
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASUDEB ACHARIA | National Front | 3,81,087 | 55.9% |
| 2 | ASHIS CHAKRABARTY | INC | 2,56,689 | 37.7% |
| 3 | BHASKAR BHADRA | IND | 22,268 | 3.3% |
| 4 | NANDA LAL KISKU | IND | 9,394 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SAKTIPADA MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 3,035 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ASOK MAHATA | JKD | 2,689 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ASIM GOSWAMI | IND | 2,269 | 0.3% |
| 8 | LAXMIKANTA MAHATA | IND | 2,211 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NAND LAL GUPTA | 1,419 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | ANIL KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 607 | 0.1% |
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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.2% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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28th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.9%INC 37.7%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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