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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2021
Balarampur
Winner — 2021
BANESWAR MAHATO
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.2%AITC 45.0%7 others 9.8%
Votes
89,521
45.2% share
Winning margin
423
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.7%
of 2,39,493
Balarampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 423 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANESWAR MAHATO | BJP (NDA) | 89,521 | 45.2% |
| 2 | SHANTIRAM MAHATO |  AITC | 89,098 | 45.0% |
| 3 | UTTAM KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY | 8,895 | 4.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,441 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SITARAM HANSDA | APoI | 2,153 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DIPAK KUMAR | 1,793 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | ASWINI SINGH SARDAR | IND | 1,478 | 0.8% |
| 8 | ANANDI TUDU | 1,416 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | SUBHASH MAHATO | BHMP | 1,170 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (180th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.2% · max 17.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
180th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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49th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.2%AITC 45.0%OTH 8.6%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 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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