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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Bishnupur East
Winner — 1971
RAM KRISHNA BAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.6%CPM 45.0%3 others 8.4%
Votes
22,757
46.6% share
Winning margin
786
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.4%
of 72,447
Bishnupur East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 786 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM KRISHNA BAR | Congress (R) | 22,757 | 46.6% |
| 2 | SUNDER KUMAR NASKAR | Left | 21,971 | 45.0% |
| 3 | SWIJA FAR MANDAL | IND | 2,920 | 6.0% |
| 4 | SAMIRKUMAR MANDAL | Grand Alliance | 615 | 1.3% |
| 5 | BISHNUPADA BISWAS | 591 | 1.2% |
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.
Low turnout (259th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.6% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
259th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%CPM 45.0%IND 6.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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