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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 255 · 2011
Bishnupur
Winner — 2011
SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 50.3%CPM 43.9%2 others 5.8%
Votes
77,662
50.3% share
Winning margin
9,857
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
90.0%
of 1,71,567
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE |  AITCAITC + INC | 77,662 | 50.3% |
| 2 | GHOSH SWAPAN | Left Front | 67,805 | 43.9% |
| 3 | PANKAJ DHAR | BJP | 5,223 | 3.4% |
| 4 | PURNA CHANDRA MURMU | JDP | 3,716 | 2.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (146th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.7% · min 0.5% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
146th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.3%CPM 43.9%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.