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Winner — 1957

BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL
IND
IND 52.1%INC 39.7%1 others 8.2%
Votes
12,692
52.1% share
Winning margin
3,022
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.0%
of 60,862

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL
IND
12,69252.1%
2
BINDESHWARI PRASAD MANDAL
9,67039.7%
3
BISHWANATH KEDIA
IND
1,9858.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 52.1%INC 39.7%IND 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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