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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1987

Bankura

Winner — 1987

PARTHA DE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.0%INC 48.4%3 others 1.7%
Votes
50,027
50.0% share
Winning margin
1,609
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,36,815

Bankura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,609 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARTHA DE
Left Front
50,02750.0%
2
KASHINATH MISRA
INC
48,41848.4%
3
DILIP GHOSH
7420.7%
4
PASHUPATI PYNE
IND
7270.7%
5
KANAILAL NAG
IND
2170.2%

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 (197th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.6% · max 23.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
197th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.0%INC 48.4%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
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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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