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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2021Reserved (ST)
Bandwan
Winner — 2021
RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.0%BJP 39.2%4 others 13.8%
Votes
1,13,337
47.0% share
Winning margin
18,831
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
84.2%
of 2,86,458
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,13,337 | 47.0% |
| 2 | PARCY MURMU | NDA | 94,506 | 39.2% |
| 3 | BESRA SUSANTA KUMAR | 22,204 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | SIB SANKAR SINGH | IND | 5,067 | 2.1% |
| 5 | TIKARAM HEMBRAM | 2,987 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,954 | 1.2% |
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
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
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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
AITC 47.0%BJP 39.2%CPM 9.2%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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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