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West Bengal · PC 36 · 2024
Bankura
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
ARUP CHAKRABORTY
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 44.3%BJP 42.0%12 others 13.7%
Votes
6,41,813
44.3% share
Winning margin
32,778
2.3% of votes
Total votes cast
14,50,168
Candidates
14
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUP CHAKRABORTY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 6,41,813 | 44.3% |
| 2 | DR. SUBHAS SARKAR | NDA | 6,09,035 | 42.1% |
| 3 | NILANJAN DASGUPTA | CPI(M) INDIA bloc | 1,05,359 | 7.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 26,209 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SURAJIT SINGH KURMALI | IND | 18,569 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GOPAL MURMU | APoI | 9,101 | 0.6% |
| 7 | DIPA BOURI | 8,796 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | MARSHAL TUDU | IND | 6,717 | 0.5% |
| 9 | TARA SHANKAR GOPE | 5,529 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | SANDIP KUMAR DEY | IND | 4,622 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SAMAR KUMAR BISWAS | KMSP | 3,541 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JIBAN CHAKRABORTY | IND | 3,506 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KARTIK CHANDRA BAURI | IND | 2,796 | 0.2% |
| 14 | GOUR CHANDRA HEMBRAM | IND | 2,081 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
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 44.3%BJP 42.1%CPI(M) 7.3%OTH 4.5%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 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?
25 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.