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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2021Reserved (ST)
Tapan
Winner — 2021
BUDHRAI TUDU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.3%AITC 44.4%6 others 10.3%
Votes
84,381
45.3% share
Winning margin
1,650
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.6%
of 2,22,777
Tapan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,650 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHRAI TUDU | BJP (NDA) | 84,381 | 45.3% |
| 2 | KALPANA KISKU |  AITC | 82,731 | 44.4% |
| 3 | RAGHU UROW | 12,088 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | BABLU KISKU | 2,146 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,703 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ALBINUS HASDA | BMUP | 1,315 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NIPESH TIRKI | KPPU | 1,125 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KALICHARAN EKKA | 820 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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51st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
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240th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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125th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.3%AITC 44.4%RSP 6.5%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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