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West Bengal · PC 42 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Birbhum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
DOME RAMCHANDRA
CPM· National Front
CPM 50.9%INC 41.8%4 others 7.3%
Votes
3,45,898
50.9% share
Winning margin
61,949
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,79,799
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOME RAMCHANDRA | National Front | 3,45,898 | 50.9% |
| 2 | BADAL BAGDI | INC | 2,83,949 | 41.8% |
| 3 | DUKARI SAHA |  MUL | 24,076 | 3.5% |
| 4 | BAIDYANATHA MAL | IND | 14,229 | 2.1% |
| 5 | MONDAL BASUDEV | JNP(JP) | 10,026 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RANAJIT MAL | IND | 1,621 | 0.2% |
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
lean9.1%
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 50.9%INC 41.8%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
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.