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West Bengal · PC 37 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Bishnupur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
KHAN SAUMITRA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.5%CPM 33.7%8 others 20.8%
Votes
5,78,870
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,49,685
11.8% of votes
Total votes cast
12,72,070
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAN SAUMITRA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5,78,870 | 45.5% |
| 2 | SUSMITA BAURI | Left Front | 4,29,185 | 33.7% |
| 3 | JAYANTA MONDAL | NDA | 1,79,530 | 14.1% |
| 4 | NARAYAN CHANDRA KHAN | UPA | 27,054 | 2.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 20,928 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JAGADANANDA ROY | 10,127 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | JOYDEB BAURI | BMUP | 7,816 | 0.6% |
| 8 | TARANI ROY | IND | 6,854 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DINESH LOHAR | IND | 6,820 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SADANANDA MANDAL | 4,886 | 0.4% |
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.4% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
1st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.5%CPM 33.7%BJP 14.1%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.