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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1982
Bankura
Winner — 1982
KASHINATH MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 50.6%CPM 47.6%1 others 1.8%
Votes
42,859
50.6% share
Winning margin
2,563
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,15,010
A closely fought contest. KASHINATH MISHRA won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASHINATH MISHRA | INC | 42,859 | 50.6% |
| 2 | PARTHA DE | Left Front | 40,296 | 47.6% |
| 3 | DILIP GHOSH | 1,542 | 1.8% |
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 (197th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.6% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
197th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%CPM 47.6%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.