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West Bengal · PC 14 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Joynagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR
INC· INC
INC 41.6%CPM 22.2%4 others 36.2%
Votes
1,58,943
41.6% share
Winning margin
74,236
19.4% of votes
Total votes cast
3,81,983
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | INC | 1,58,943 | 41.6% |
| 2 | NIRMAL KUMAR SINHA | Left | 84,707 | 22.2% |
| 3 | CHITTARANJAN ROY | SUC | 76,423 | 20.0% |
| 4 | SANTOSH KAYAL | Left | 41,001 | 10.7% |
| 5 | RANABIR BARMAN | IND | 14,305 | 3.7% |
| 6 | HARIPADA MANDAL | BAC | 6,604 | 1.7% |
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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 2.2% · max 20.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
20th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
39th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%CPM 22.2%SUC 20.0%RSP 10.7%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
Figures are for North Twenty Four Parganas, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.