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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 232 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Binpur
Winner — 1996
NAREN HANSDA
JKP(N)
JKP(N) 47.8%CPM 47.4%3 others 4.8%
Votes
50,981
47.8% share
Winning margin
484
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.5%
of 1,32,417
Binpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 484 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAREN HANSDA | JKP(N) | 50,981 | 47.8% |
| 2 | DURGA TUDU | Left Front | 50,497 | 47.4% |
| 3 | UKIL MURMU | BJP | 3,696 | 3.5% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA SAREN | 1,118 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | AMRIT SAREN | IND | 301 | 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 (175th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
175th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKP(N) 47.8%CPM 47.4%OTH 4.8%
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?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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