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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 252 · 2016
Bankura
Winner — 2016
DARIPA SHAMPA
INC· Mahajot
INC 42.5%AITC 41.9%5 others 15.6%
Votes
83,486
42.5% share
Winning margin
1,029
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,44,482
Bankura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 1,029 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARIPA SHAMPA | Mahajot | 83,486 | 42.5% |
| 2 | MINATI MISRA |  AITC | 82,457 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SUBHAS KUMAR SARKAR | BJP | 20,571 | 10.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,607 | 2.3% |
| 5 | SWAPAN NAG | 2,138 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | LAL MOHAN MALLA | 1,999 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | RABINDRA HANSDA | BMUP | 1,399 | 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 (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.5% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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232nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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8th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.5%AITC 41.9%BJP 10.5%OTH 2.8%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.