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West Bengal · PC 37 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Bishnupur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
KHAN SAUMITRA
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.9%AITC 44.5%6 others 10.6%
Votes
6,80,130
44.9% share
Winning margin
5,567
0.4% of votes
Total votes cast
15,14,635
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total
AITC
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
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 44.9%AITC 44.6%CPI(M) 7.0%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.92 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
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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.