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West Bengal · PC 36 · 2019

Bankura

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

DR. SUBHAS SARKAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.2%AITC 36.5%14 others 14.3%
Votes
6,75,319
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,74,333
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
13,71,855
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. SUBHAS SARKAR
NDA (NDA)
6,75,31949.2%
2
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
AITC
5,00,98636.5%
3
AMIYA PATRA
1,00,2827.3%
4
MILAN MANDI
IND
14,9421.1%
NOTA
NOTA
14,0191.0%
6
BIBHUTI SARDAR
IND
12,3720.9%
7
ANIMESH MAL
BNARP
9,1230.7%
8
SUBHASH SARKAR
NDA
9,0720.7%
9
MAHADEB BAURI
6,7070.5%
10
ABDUL RAHIM MALLIK
IND
5,8190.4%
11
DR. TANMAY MANDAL
SUCI(C)
5,6790.4%
12
SHYAMAL KUMAR PALIT
IND
5,0340.4%
13
PRABIR BANERJEE
JHAP
4,1640.3%
14
ANANDA KUMAR SAREN
RaJSP
3,2280.2%
15
SUKCHAND SAREN
CPIM
2,8890.2%
16
GOUR CHANDRA (AKHAN) HEMBRAM
JKPP
2,2200.2%

Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.3% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
19th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%AITC 36.5%CPM 7.3%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 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.

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