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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2026Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 2026
DURGA MURMU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.8%AITC 35.1%7 others 8.1%
Votes
1,18,241
56.9% share
Winning margin
45,263
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
95.5%
of 2,17,918
Phansidewa is a safe seat — DURGA MURMU won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA MURMU | BJP (NDA) | 1,18,241 | 56.9% |
| 2 | REENA TOPNO EKKA |  AITC | 72,978 | 35.1% |
| 3 | NAVANEETA TIRKEY | 4,948 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | AMIT KUMAR LAKRA | IND | 3,503 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SUMANTI EKKA | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,229 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,193 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BAISHAKHI RAVA ROY | IND | 1,769 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RENUKA MARDI | AJUP | 1,090 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUNITA MURMU | 781 | 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 (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.0% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
74th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
55th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.9%AITC 35.1%OTH 6.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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