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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 121 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Bhagwanpur
Winner — 1957
BHIKARI MANDAL
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
BASANTA KUMAR PANDA
PSP· 40,393 votes
INC 26.2%PSP 24.8%3 others 49.0%
Votes
42,770
26.2% share
Winning margin
4,958
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,28,008
A closely fought contest. BHIKARI MANDAL won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIKARI MANDAL | 42,770 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | BASANTA KUMAR PANDA | 40,393 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | ABHA MAITY | 37,812 | 23.2% | |
| 4 | LALBEHARI DAS | 35,972 | 22.1% | |
| 5 | SUDHANGSHU BHUSAN MANDAL | 6,216 | 3.8% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
5th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
32nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.2%PSP 24.8%INC 23.2%PSP 22.1%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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