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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 252 · 2021
Bankura
Winner — 2021
NILADRI SEKHAR DANA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.8%AITC 43.1%10 others 13.1%
Votes
95,466
43.8% share
Winning margin
1,468
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,71,870
Bankura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,468 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NILADRI SEKHAR DANA | BJP (NDA) | 95,466 | 43.8% |
| 2 | SAYANTIKA BANERJEE |  AITC | 93,998 | 43.1% |
| 3 | RADHARANI BANERJEE | 13,764 | 6.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,507 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SWADESH MANDAL | IND | 3,303 | 1.5% |
| 6 | LINA GHOSH | 1,720 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SADHAN CHATTARAJ | 1,314 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,043 | 0.5% |
| 9 | HARIPADA MAHATO | IND | 971 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SK. HASIMUDDIN | IND | 888 | 0.4% |
| 11 | HULU KSHETRAPAL | BMUP | 509 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BAIDYANATH KISKU | IND | 503 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
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
BJP 43.8%AITC 43.1%INC 6.3%OTH 4.7%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.