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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2001Reserved (ST)
Keshiari
Winner — 2001
MAHESWAR MURMU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 60.9%AITC 28.1%1 others 11.0%
Votes
76,278
60.9% share
Winning margin
41,047
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
82.4%
of 1,52,110
Keshiari is a safe seat — MAHESWAR MURMU won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESWAR MURMU | Left Front | 76,278 | 60.9% |
| 2 | SHYAM MANDI |  AITC | 35,231 | 28.1% |
| 3 | PANCHANAN HANSDA | BJP | 13,836 | 11.0% |
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 (165th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 4.2% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
165th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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241st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.9%AITC 28.1%BJP 11.0%
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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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