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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2001Reserved (ST)
Kashipur
Winner — 2001
RABINDRANATH HEMBRAM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.4%AITC 35.3%3 others 11.4%
Votes
48,632
53.4% share
Winning margin
16,472
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,33,970
Kashipur is a safe seat — RABINDRANATH HEMBRAM won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRANATH HEMBRAM | Left Front | 48,632 | 53.4% |
| 2 | BUDDHESWAR SAREN |  AITC | 32,160 | 35.3% |
| 3 | KAMALAKANTA HANSDA | BJP | 6,274 | 6.9% |
| 4 | BHUDEB HEMBRAM | IND | 2,250 | 2.5% |
| 5 | NANDALAL KISKU | IND | 1,828 | 2.0% |
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.
Low turnout (238th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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238th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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131st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.4%AITC 35.3%BJP 6.9%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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