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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2021
Kurseong
Winner — 2021
Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.9%IND 33.0%7 others 25.1%
Votes
73,475
41.9% share
Winning margin
15,515
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.9%
of 2,37,447
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain) | BJP (NDA) | 73,475 | 41.9% |
| 2 | Tshering Lama | IND | 57,960 | 33.0% |
| 3 | Narbu Lama | IND | 33,094 | 18.9% |
| 4 | Uttam Brahman | 2,545 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,417 | 1.4% |
| 6 | Ugam Lama | IND | 2,299 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Bikram Rai | IND | 1,429 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Pranav Pradhan | IND | 1,366 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Bhupendra Lepcha | IND | 960 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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72nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.9%IND 33.0%IND 18.9%OTH 4.9%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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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