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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Banduan

Winner — 1971

SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.3%LSS 31.7%4 others 34.9%
Votes
11,954
33.3% share
Winning margin
571
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.6%
of 77,014

Banduan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 571 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM
Congress (R)
11,95433.3%
2
KANDRU MAJHI
LSS
11,38331.7%
3
GOPINATH HANSDA
JKP
3,5359.9%
4
PRAULLA MUNDA
Grand Alliance
3,2839.2%
5
MATILAL MUNDA
Left
2,9378.2%
6
BUDHESWAR MAJHI
2,7717.7%

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 (235th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 1.6% · max 61.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
235th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%LSS 31.7%JKP 9.9%BJS 9.2%CPM 8.2%NCO 7.7%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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