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Winner — 2018
ARUN CHANDRA BHAUMIK
BJP· BJP + IPFT (NDA)
BJP 49.2%CPM 47.3%5 others 3.5%
Votes
19,307
49.2% share
Winning margin
753
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
94.3%
of 41,613
Belonia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 753 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN CHANDRA BHAUMIK | BJP + IPFT (NDA) | 19,307 | 49.2% |
| 2 | BASUDEV MAJUMDER | 18,554 | 47.3% | |
| 3 | BHOLA NATH DHAR | UPA | 399 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 378 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PRASANTA SEN |  AITC | 323 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GAURI SANKAR NANDI | AMB | 157 | 0.4% |
| 7 | AMALENDU BANIK | IND | 124 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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13th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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13th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%CPM 47.3%OTH 2.6%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,76,001
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population39.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Buddhist 5.6%Muslim 5.6%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.0%
Electricity65.2%
Sanitation85.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated48.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.5%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.4%
Health insurance37.3%
What's nearby?
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