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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 157 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Bishnupur
Winner — 1951
PROVASH CHANDRA ROY
Also elected — same seat
BASANTA KUMAR MAL
INC· 14,755 votes
CPI 24.3%INC 18.5%12 others 57.1%
Votes
24,272
24.3% share
Winning margin
5,774
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
49.7%
of 1,00,341
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROVASH CHANDRA ROY | 24,272 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | BIMAL CHANDRA SINHA | 18,498 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | BASANTA KUMAR MAL | 14,755 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | NIBARAN CHANDRA BAG | 8,051 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | MARMATHA NATH HAZRA | IND | 7,775 | 7.8% |
| 6 | RASBEHARI MONDAL | 6,701 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | HRISHIKESH NASKAR | RCPI | 4,270 | 4.3% |
| 8 | KAMAL KRISHNA KUNTI | RCPI | 3,919 | 3.9% |
| 9 | SADANANDA MONDAL | KMPP | 3,225 | 3.2% |
| 10 | BHOLANATH BISWAS | IND | 2,686 | 2.7% |
| 11 | DHIRENDRA NATH BERA | KMPP | 2,181 | 2.2% |
| 12 | BHUPENDRA NATH PARUI | IND | 1,558 | 1.6% |
| 13 | HEMANTA KUMAR NASKAR | IND | 1,088 | 1.1% |
| 14 | KADAR GAZI | IND | 777 | 0.8% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.1% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
94th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
293rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
78th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 24.3%INC 18.5%INC 14.8%BJS 8.1%IND 7.8%BJS 6.7%OTH 19.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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