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West Bengal · PC 36 · 2014
Bankura
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SREEMATI DEV VARMA (MOON MOON SEN)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 39.1%CPM 31.1%13 others 29.8%
Votes
4,83,455
39.1% share
Winning margin
98,506
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
12,36,319
Candidates
15
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SREEMATI DEV VARMA (MOON MOON SEN) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,83,455 | 39.1% |
| 2 | ACHARIA BASUDEB | Left Front | 3,84,949 | 31.1% |
| 3 | SUBHAS KUMAR SARKAR | NDA | 2,51,183 | 20.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 23,682 | 1.9% |
| 5 | NILMADHAB GUPTA | UPA | 22,021 | 1.8% |
| 6 | PARESH MARANDI | UPA | 10,229 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KABITA SINGHABABU | 9,125 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | SHYAMAL SIKDAR | IND | 9,045 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SUDHIR KUMAR MURMU | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,579 | 0.6% |
| 10 | HULU KHETRAPAL | BMUP | 7,564 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BINOY CHOWDHURY | 7,388 | 0.6% | |
| 12 | BANERJEE PRABIR | JHAP | 6,209 | 0.5% |
| 13 | PANMANI BESRA | JDP | 5,909 | 0.5% |
| 14 | GOUR CHANDRA HEMBRAM | IND | 4,876 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SHIB SANKAR GHOSH | JVM | 3,105 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.3% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
19th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 39.1%CPM 31.1%BJP 20.3%OTH 7.5%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
Figures are for Bankura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
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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.