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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2011Reserved (ST)
Bandwan
Winner — 2011
BESRA SUSANTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.4%INC 36.2%6 others 15.5%
Votes
87,183
48.4% share
Winning margin
22,020
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.5%
of 2,23,789
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BESRA SUSANTA | Left Front | 87,183 | 48.4% |
| 2 | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | UPA | 65,163 | 36.2% |
| 3 | CHUNARAM HEMBRAM | 10,769 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | MANIKA MURMU | BJP | 6,912 | 3.8% |
| 5 | JAGRAN MURMU | IND | 4,217 | 2.3% |
| 6 | BISWANATH BASKEY | JDP | 2,338 | 1.3% |
| 7 | FATIK KUMAR HEMBRAM | 2,051 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | JALIM CHANDRA SAREN | JVM | 1,559 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.4%INC 36.2%JMM 6.0%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A 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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