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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1969Reserved (ST)
Banduan
Winner — 1969
BUDHESWAR MAJHI
INC· INC
INC 46.2%LSS 42.4%3 others 11.4%
Votes
17,511
46.2% share
Winning margin
1,433
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.4%
of 75,132
A closely fought contest. BUDHESWAR MAJHI won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHESWAR MAJHI | INC | 17,511 | 46.2% |
| 2 | KANDRU MAJHI | LSS | 16,078 | 42.4% |
| 3 | BASUDEB SARDAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,696 | 7.1% |
| 4 | MAJHI RAI CHARAN | IND | 1,203 | 3.2% |
| 5 | HARI PADA SINGH | NDF | 408 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (235th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 1.6% · max 61.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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235th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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13th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.2%LSS 42.4%BJS 7.1%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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