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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1991Reserved (ST)
Balrampur
Winner — 1991
BHANDU MAJHI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 65.6%INC 21.1%4 others 13.3%
Votes
56,942
65.6% share
Winning margin
38,624
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,18,523
Balrampur is a safe seat — BHANDU MAJHI won by 44.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANDU MAJHI | Left Front | 56,942 | 65.6% |
| 2 | SUBHAS MUDI | INC | 18,318 | 21.1% |
| 3 | BINODE SINGH SARDAR | 7,810 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | BIBHUTI SAREN | BJP | 2,647 | 3.0% |
| 5 | AMIR SINGH LAYA | IPF | 763 | 0.9% |
| 6 | AJOY TUDU (MAJHI) | JKP | 281 | 0.3% |
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
safe44.5%
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 65.6%INC 21.1%JMM 9.0%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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