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West Bengal · PC 35 · 1996
Bankura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ACHARIA BASUDEB
CPM· United Front
CPM 56.2%INC 25.6%10 others 18.2%
Votes
4,20,402
56.2% share
Winning margin
2,28,987
30.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,47,503
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHARIA BASUDEB | United Front | 4,20,402 | 56.2% |
| 2 | GOURI SANKAR DEY | INC | 1,91,415 | 25.6% |
| 3 | BILAM MURMU | United Front | 59,372 | 7.9% |
| 4 | GUNAMOY CHATTOPADHYAY | BJP | 40,213 | 5.4% |
| 5 | BHASKAR BHADRA | IND | 19,191 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ASIM GOSWAMI | IND | 5,803 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BUDHAN RAM | IND | 4,458 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KALYAN MUKHERJEE | 2,668 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | KISKU NANDALAL | JMM(M) | 2,039 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ACHINTASAGAR MAHATO | IND | 783 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAMLAL JADAV | IND | 634 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MUKHOPADHYAY SAKTIPADA | IND | 525 | 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
safe30.6%
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 56.2%INC 25.6%JMM 7.9%BJP 5.4%OTH 4.8%
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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