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West Bengal · PC 3 · 1989
Jalpaiguri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
MANIK SANYAL
CPM· National Front
CPM 53.2%INC 37.8%8 others 9.0%
Votes
3,87,805
53.2% share
Winning margin
1,12,128
15.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,28,848
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIK SANYAL | National Front | 3,87,805 | 53.2% |
| 2 | SRIRAM SINGH | INC | 2,75,677 | 37.8% |
| 3 | TEK BAHADUR CHHETRI | IND | 28,801 | 4.0% |
| 4 | INDRA PRASAD CHOWHAN | CPI(ML) | 9,996 | 1.4% |
| 5 | JAYDEB MANDAL | IND | 7,436 | 1.0% |
| 6 | CHITTA RAJAN SARKER | 6,667 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | SHISHIR LAHIRI | BJP | 6,212 | 0.8% |
| 8 | PANCHANAN MALLIK | IND | 3,168 | 0.4% |
| 9 | JAYGOPAL DAS | AMB | 2,470 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PANDOO BARAIK | IND | 616 | 0.1% |
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
lean15.4%
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 53.2%INC 37.8%OTH 8.9%
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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