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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 290Reserved (SC)

MayureswarAssembly by-election result, 1998

Bisnu Let (CPM) won Mayureswar in the 1998 assembly by-election with 57.4% of the vote, beating Arjun Saha (BJP) by 15,641 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, there was no seat no. 290. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election; it kept its number and name. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Bisnu Let
CPM
CPM 57.4%BJP 42.6%
Votes
60,649
57.4% share
Winning margin
15,641
14.8% of votes
Candidates
2

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Bisnu Let
CPM
CPM
60,64957.4%
2
Arjun Saha
BJP
BJP
45,00842.6%

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A clear win, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
14.8%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially two

CPM and BJP took 100% of the votes.

Parties in the race 1.96

How did the vote split?

SEAT
57.4%won by CPM
CPM 57.4%BJP 42.6%

Birbhum district · 35 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Nakshi Kantha and Santiniketan Leather goods.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
  • Hindu62.3%
  • Muslim37.1%
  • Christian0.3%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.2%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water15.9%
Electric lighting41.1%
Toilet at home24.1%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 1849.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI

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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Who has won Mayureswar, 1977–2026

  1. 1977PANCHANAN LET (BARA) (CPM), margin 22.7%
  2. 1982DHIRENDRA LET (CPM), margin 20.6%
  3. 1987DHIREN LET (CPM), margin 29.0%
  4. 1991DHIREN LET (CPM), margin 14.3%
  5. 1996DHIREN LET (CPM), margin 31.7%
  6. 2001BISHNU LET (CPM), margin 26.8%
  7. 2006BAGDI SADHUCHARAN (CPM), margin 33.8%
  8. 2011ASOK RAY (CPM), margin 4.1%
  9. 2016ABHIJIT ROY (AITC), margin 21.1%
  10. 2021ABHIJIT ROY (AITC), margin 6.0%
  11. 2026DUDH KUMAR MONDAL (BJP), margin 9.8%