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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1987Reserved (ST)
Balrampur
Winner — 1987
BIKRAM TUDU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 63.9%INC 31.8%3 others 4.3%
Votes
51,596
63.9% share
Winning margin
25,887
32.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.4%
of 1,08,530
Balrampur is a safe seat — BIKRAM TUDU won by 32.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKRAM TUDU | Left Front | 51,596 | 63.9% |
| 2 | RASIK CHANDRA MAJHI | INC | 25,709 | 31.8% |
| 3 | BINODE SINGH SARDAR | IND | 2,762 | 3.4% |
| 4 | AJOY MAJHI | IND | 361 | 0.5% |
| 5 | KALIPADA SINGH SARDAR | IND | 361 | 0.5% |
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 (112th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 3.5% · max 54.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
112th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
235th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
195th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 63.9%INC 31.8%OTH 4.3%
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?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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