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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2011Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2011

BULU CHIK BARAIK
CPM· Left Front
CPM 39.7%INC 37.0%4 others 23.3%
Votes
62,037
39.7% share
Winning margin
4,216
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.7%
of 1,82,501

A closely fought contest. BULU CHIK BARAIK won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BULU CHIK BARAIK
Left Front
62,03739.7%
2
HIRAMAN ORAON
UPA
57,82137.0%
3
GANGA BECK
21,75613.9%
4
SHIBANI ORAON
IND
5,7243.7%
5
BALIRAM EKKA
BJP
5,0063.2%
6
ANJALI MALO
3,9762.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (125th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
125th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
18th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.7%INC 37.0%JMM 13.9%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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