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West Bengal · PC 39 · 1996
Burdwan
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
BALAI RAY
CPM· United Front
CPM 59.9%INC 32.7%6 others 7.4%
Votes
5,78,279
59.9% share
Winning margin
2,62,714
27.2% of votes
Total votes cast
9,65,111
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAI RAY | United Front | 5,78,279 | 59.9% |
| 2 | RITESH KUMAR DUTTA | INC | 3,15,565 | 32.7% |
| 3 | SATYENDRA NARAYAN RAY | BJP | 54,917 | 5.7% |
| 4 | RABILAL HANSDA | United Front | 10,015 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KAJI MANOWAR HOSSAIN | IND | 2,884 | 0.3% |
| 6 | BIPUL DHALI | IND | 1,827 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SHIB RAM MAZUMDAR | IND | 1,035 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MURALIDHAR TIWARY | IND | 589 | 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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.2% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
21st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.9%INC 32.7%BJP 5.7%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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