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West Bengal · PC 42 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Birbhum

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

Ram Chandra Dome
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.4%INC 25.0%4 others 23.6%
Votes
3,72,294
51.4% share
Winning margin
1,91,612
26.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,24,061
Candidates
6
Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ram Chandra Dome
Left Front
3,72,29451.4%
2
Gopal Chandra Das
UPA
1,80,68224.9%
3
Arjun Saha
NDA
1,40,19619.4%
4
Braja Mohon Das
IND
14,7622.0%
5
Chinta Sarkar
9,5941.3%
6
Kartik Chandra Das
6,5330.9%

Average turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 2.4% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
13th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.4%INC 24.9%BJP 19.4%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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