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West Bengal · PC 2 · 1962
Jalpaiguri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
NALINI RANJAN GHOSH
INC· INC
INC 45.4%RSP 35.9%1 others 18.7%
Votes
1,17,814
45.4% share
Winning margin
24,593
9.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,59,518
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NALINI RANJAN GHOSH | INC | 1,17,814 | 45.4% |
| 2 | SAROJ KUMAR CHAKRABARTY | Left | 93,221 | 35.9% |
| 3 | JATINDRA NATH MITRA | Praja Socialist Party | 48,483 | 18.7% |
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 (26th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.8% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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26th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%RSP 35.9%PSP 18.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
Figures are for Jalpaiguri, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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