Back to 1996 map
West Bengal · PC 3 · 1996
Jalpaiguri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
JITENDRA NATH DAS
CPM· United Front
CPM 48.7%INC 36.1%10 others 15.2%
Votes
4,34,577
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,12,462
12.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,92,384
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA NATH DAS | United Front | 4,34,577 | 48.7% |
| 2 | DEB PRASAD ROY | INC | 3,22,115 | 36.1% |
| 3 | SISIR KUMAR LAHIRI | BJP | 79,195 | 8.9% |
| 4 | MIHIR KUMAR ROY | FB(S) | 27,607 | 3.1% |
| 5 | UPENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 8,588 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SANKAR KUMAR GANGULI | IND | 6,510 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JOYGOPAL DAS | AMB | 5,484 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JAJNESWAR ROY | IND | 2,758 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KINSUK MAJUMDER | IND | 2,431 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SUDIPTA BISWAS | IND | 1,483 | 0.2% |
| 11 | AMIT MOITRA | IND | 844 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SURENDRA KUMAR YADAV | IND | 792 | 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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
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 48.7%INC 36.1%BJP 8.9%OTH 6.3%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane Furniture🏺Plywood & Allied Products🏺Steel Furniture🏺Tea🏺Wood Carving🏺Wooden Furniture
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.