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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Keshiari
Winner — 1971
BUDHAN CHNADRA TUDU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.7%CPM 30.0%4 others 28.3%
Votes
18,780
41.7% share
Winning margin
5,237
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.5%
of 68,846
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHAN CHNADRA TUDU | Congress (R) | 18,780 | 41.7% |
| 2 | MAHESWAR SING | Left | 13,543 | 30.1% |
| 3 | SUREN SINGHA | Left | 7,171 | 15.9% |
| 4 | CHITTARANJAN MANDI | JKP | 3,089 | 6.8% |
| 5 | GANESH CHANDRA SINHA | BAC | 1,285 | 2.9% |
| 6 | MANMATHA NATH SINGH | 1,207 | 2.7% |
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 (85th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 4.8% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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85th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
272nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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293rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%CPM 30.1%CPI 15.9%JKP 6.8%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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