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West Bengal · PC 3 · 1971
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
RATANLALL BRAHMAN
CPM· Left
CPM 33.2%IGL 28.4%3 others 38.4%
Votes
84,408
33.2% share
Winning margin
12,277
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,54,313
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATANLALL BRAHMAN | Left | 84,408 | 33.2% |
| 2 | GURUNG G. S. | IGL | 72,131 | 28.4% |
| 3 | MAITREYEE BASU | IND | 66,035 | 26.0% |
| 4 | THAKUR PRASAD | IND | 16,946 | 6.7% |
| 5 | AMAL KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | Grand Alliance | 14,793 | 5.8% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
5th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
13th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.2%IGL 28.4%IND 26.0%IND 6.7%PSP 5.8%
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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