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Bandwan

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Winner — 2016

RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.8%CPM 38.5%9 others 13.6%
Votes
1,04,323
47.9% share
Winning margin
20,307
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
85.2%
of 2,56,043

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJIB LOCHAN SAREN
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,04,32347.9%
2
BESRA SUSANTA
CPM
UPA
84,01638.5%
3
LABSEN BASKEY
BJP
BJP
14,3716.6%
4
KAMALAKANTA BASKEY
JMM
5,2012.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,9061.8%
6
BHARAT SINGH
IND
1,7490.8%
7
MANOHAR TUDU
AMB
1,0920.5%
8
JALIM CHANDRA SAREN
AJSUP
9700.4%
9
PRAKASH MANDI
IND
8540.4%
10
SUKUMAR TUDU
SUCI
7850.4%
11
SADHURAM SAREN
AKBJHP
7690.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
58th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.9%CPM 38.5%BJP 6.6%OTH 5.2%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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