Back to West Bengal 1996 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1996
Berhampore
Winner — 1996
MAYA RANI PAUL
INC· INC
INC 49.9%RSP 38.1%8 others 12.0%
Votes
81,452
49.9% share
Winning margin
19,293
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.6%
of 2,10,345
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA RANI PAUL | INC | 81,452 | 49.9% |
| 2 | BISWANATH BANERJEE | Left Front | 62,159 | 38.1% |
| 3 | PRANAB BANERJEE | BJP | 17,208 | 10.5% |
| 4 | SARIFUL BISWAS | PBRML | 841 | 0.5% |
| 5 | KALYANAKSHA GHOSH | IND | 288 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUBRATA CHAKRABORTI | IND | 287 | 0.2% |
| 7 | TARUN KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 286 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KANAN KUMAR SAHA | IND | 261 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ALOK JYOTI MANDAL | IND | 247 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SUNIT KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 243 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.7% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
17th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
75th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%RSP 38.1%BJP 10.5%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.