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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Banduan
Winner — 1972
SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.6%CPM 34.3%2 others 12.1%
Votes
14,609
53.5% share
Winning margin
5,247
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
35.0%
of 78,019
Banduan is a safe seat — SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | Congress (R) | 14,609 | 53.5% |
| 2 | RAMESH MAJHI | Left | 9,362 | 34.3% |
| 3 | JAGADISH MAJHI | JKP | 1,838 | 6.7% |
| 4 | BUDHESWAR MAJHI | 1,471 | 5.4% |
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
safe19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 1.6% · max 61.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
235th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%CPM 34.3%JKP 6.7%NCO 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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