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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1977

Midnapore

Winner — 1977

BANKIM BEHARI PAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.3%CPI 26.7%3 others 40.0%
Votes
17,396
33.3% share
Winning margin
3,461
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.4%
of 95,944

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANKIM BEHARI PAL
Janata
17,39633.3%
2
KAMAKHAYA CHARAN GHOSH
Left Front
13,93526.7%
3
SAMIR ROY
INC
11,28121.6%
4
ANIMA BHATTACHARYA
Left Front
8,72216.7%
5
REAZUDDIN PATHAN
IND
8961.7%

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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.3%CPI 26.7%INC 21.6%CPM 16.7%OTH 1.7%

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?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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