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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Keshiary
Winner — 2016
PARESH MURMU
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.0%CPM 33.0%5 others 13.0%
Votes
1,04,890
54.0% share
Winning margin
40,749
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.4%
of 2,17,375
Keshiary is a safe seat — PARESH MURMU won by 21.0%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARESH MURMU |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,04,890 | 54.0% |
| 2 | BIRAM MANDI | UPA | 64,141 | 33.0% |
| 3 | BINOD BIHARI MURMU | BJP | 18,056 | 9.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,041 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SHYAMSUNDAR SINGH | 1,917 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | BALAI CHANDRA NAYEK | IND | 1,426 | 0.7% |
| 7 | GOPEN SING | IND | 789 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.0%CPM 33.0%BJP 9.3%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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