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Winner — 2018
BHANULAL SAHA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.3%BJP 47.5%3 others 3.1%
Votes
21,254
49.3% share
Winning margin
766
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
94.7%
of 45,530
Bishalgarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 766 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANULAL SAHA | Left Front | 21,254 | 49.3% |
| 2 | NITAI CHAUDHURI | NDA | 20,488 | 47.5% |
| 3 | JAYDUL HOSSAIN | UPA | 715 | 1.7% |
| 4 | PARIMAL SARKAR | AMB | 339 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 301 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.8% · max 57.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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48th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.3%BJP 47.5%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.61 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,25,739
Density
577 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,993 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population25.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.8%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation90.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance28.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.