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West Bengal · PC 37 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Bishnupur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
KHAN SAUMITRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.2%AITC 40.8%8 others 13.0%
Votes
6,57,019
46.3% share
Winning margin
78,047
5.5% of votes
Total votes cast
14,20,648
Candidates
10
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAN SAUMITRA | NDA (NDA) | 6,57,019 | 46.3% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL SANTRA |  AITC | 5,78,972 | 40.8% |
| 3 | KHAN SUNIL | 1,02,615 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | KHAN NARAYAN CHANDRA | 17,932 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 14,436 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BASUDEB SIKARI | BMUP | 13,545 | 0.9% |
| 7 | AJIT KUMAR BAURI | SUCI(C) | 11,225 | 0.8% |
| 8 | TARANI ROY | IND | 11,070 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SANJIT KHAN | IND | 7,396 | 0.5% |
| 10 | JITENDRA NATH ROY | CPIM | 6,438 | 0.5% |
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.5%
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
BJP 46.3%AITC 40.8%CPM 7.2%OTH 4.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
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?
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.