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West Bengal · PC 15 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Joynagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SANAT KUMAR MANDAL
RSP· United Front
RSP 48.2%INC 31.6%3 others 20.2%
Votes
4,18,373
48.2% share
Winning margin
1,43,927
16.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,68,521
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANAT KUMAR MANDAL | United Front | 4,18,373 | 48.2% |
| 2 | JOGESH ROY | INC | 2,74,446 | 31.6% |
| 3 | TARUN KANTI NASKAR | IND | 1,30,571 | 15.0% |
| 4 | CHANDRA KANTA SARKAR | BJP | 42,300 | 4.9% |
| 5 | SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 2,831 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.4% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
36th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
16th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 48.2%INC 31.6%IND 15.0%OTH 5.2%
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%
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?
9 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.