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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2011Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 2011
SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY
INC· AITC + INC
INC 42.6%CPM 41.0%7 others 16.4%
Votes
61,388
42.5% share
Winning margin
2,237
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.5%
of 1,64,907
Phansidewa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,237 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY | AITC + INC | 61,388 | 42.5% |
| 2 | CHHOTAN KISKU | Left Front | 59,151 | 41.0% |
| 3 | JUNAS KERKETTA | RADP | 7,536 | 5.2% |
| 4 | DILA SAIBO | BJP | 5,734 | 4.0% |
| 5 | HELARIUS EKKA | IND | 4,114 | 2.9% |
| 6 | KANDRA MURMU | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,138 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SUDHIR TIRKI | IND | 1,896 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RAM GANESH BARAIK | IND | 1,286 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BHOLA TIRKI | 1,028 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.0% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
74th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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55th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.5%CPM 41.0%RADP 5.2%OTH 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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