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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 219 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Binpur

Winner — 1971

SHYAM CHARAN MURMU
JKP
JKP 32.2%INC 30.5%4 others 37.4%
Votes
14,450
32.2% share
Winning margin
766
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.7%
of 76,501

Binpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 766 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM CHARAN MURMU
JKP
14,45032.2%
2
FAKIR HANSDA
Congress (R)
13,68430.5%
3
JOYRAM SAREN
Left
9,02020.1%
4
BHARAT HEMBRAM
Left
4,97611.1%
5
MANGAL SAREN
1,6653.7%
6
MANSARAM SAREN
BAC
1,1352.5%

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 (211th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.3% · max 81.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
211th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
259th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
222nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKP 32.2%INC 30.5%CPI 20.1%CPM 11.1%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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