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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Para
Winner — 2006
BILASIBALA SAHIS .
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.6%AITC 22.8%3 others 24.6%
Votes
62,165
52.6% share
Winning margin
35,275
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,52,901
Para is a safe seat — BILASIBALA SAHIS . won by 29.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILASIBALA SAHIS . | Left Front | 62,165 | 52.6% |
| 2 | SIMA BAURI |  AITC | 26,890 | 22.8% |
| 3 | GOBARDHAN BAGDI | 13,875 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | KALIPADA RAJWAR | 8,017 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | MATHUR BAURI | IND | 7,135 | 6.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
231st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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54th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.6%AITC 22.8%JMM 11.8%BSP 6.8%IND 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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