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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Vishnupur
Winner — 1962
RADHIKA DHIBAR
CPI· Left
CPI 45.5%INC 44.8%1 others 9.7%
Votes
14,919
45.5% share
Winning margin
206
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
41.4%
of 79,178
Vishnupur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 206 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHIKA DHIBAR | Left | 14,919 | 45.5% |
| 2 | BINODER MAJI | INC | 14,713 | 44.8% |
| 3 | CHANDI CHARAN DIGAR | 3,180 | 9.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
158th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
274th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
290th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 45.5%INC 44.8%HMS 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.