BankuraAssembly by-election result, 2012
M. Misra (AITC) won Bankura in the 2012 assembly by-election with 49.7% of the vote, beating N. J. Dasgupta (CPM) by 15,139 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 252 was Onda. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Misra  AITC | AITC | 72,95449.7% |
| 2 | N. J. Dasgupta | 57,81539.4% | |
| 3 | M. De(Chatterjee) | 7,9105.4% | |
| 4 | R. Dhar IND | IND | 4,0302.7% |
| 5 | G.C. Hembram | 2,1281.4% | |
| 6 | C. Kisku | 2,0801.4% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A clear win, a two-to-three-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
AITC, CPM and BJP took 94% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.47 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
Bankura district · 36 lakh people · Census 2011
Known for Baluchari, Bengal Dokra and Terracotta Craft.
this districtdashed line = India
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
- Hindu84.3%
- Muslim8.1%
- Christian0.1%
- Jain0.1%
- Sikh<0.1%
- Buddhist<0.1%
- Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)7.3%
- Not stated0.1%
Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet
Health and family
What's nearby?
3 locations
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