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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1971
Bankura
Winner — 1971
KASHI NATH MISRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.8%CPM 25.2%5 others 38.0%
Votes
17,423
36.8% share
Winning margin
5,496
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.7%
of 88,212
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASHI NATH MISRA | Congress (R) | 17,423 | 36.8% |
| 2 | SUMITRA CHATTERJEE | Left | 11,927 | 25.2% |
| 3 | DEBABRATA CHATTERJEE | Left | 11,116 | 23.5% |
| 4 | GIRIJA PRASANNA DUBEY | BAC | 3,129 | 6.6% |
| 5 | ARUP MUKHOPADHYAY | 1,494 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | CHATTAPADHYAY GUNAMOY | Grand Alliance | 1,228 | 2.6% |
| 7 | ROY ANIYA KANTI | 1,043 | 2.2% |
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.
Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%CPM 25.2%CPI 23.5%BAC 6.6%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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