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West Bengal · PC 3 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Jalpaiguri
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.5%INC 37.0%8 others 17.5%
Votes
4,69,613
45.5% share
Winning margin
88,371
8.6% of votes
Total votes cast
10,31,290
Candidates
10
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY | Left Front | 4,69,613 | 45.5% |
| 2 | BARMA SUKHBILAS | UPA | 3,81,242 | 37.0% |
| 3 | DWIPENDRA NATH PRAMANIK | NDA | 94,373 | 9.2% |
| 4 | DR. DHIRENDRA NATH DAS | UPA | 25,308 | 2.5% |
| 5 | HARI BHAKTA SARDAR | IND | 19,295 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SANTI KUMAR SARKAR | 14,802 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | PRITHWIRAJ ROY | IND | 8,271 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SATYEN PRASAD ROY | SWJP | 6,471 | 0.6% |
| 9 | CHINMAY SARKAR | IND | 6,206 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PABITRA MOITRA | AMB | 5,709 | 0.6% |
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
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 45.5%INC 37.0%BJP 9.2%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A 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
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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.