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West Bengal · PC 9 · 2012 by-election
Jangipur
Winner — 2012 by-election
Abhijit Mukherjee
INC 39.0%CPM 38.7%9 others 22.3%
Votes
3,32,919
39.0% share
Winning margin
2,536
0.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,53,392
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhijit Mukherjee | 3,32,919 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Muzaffar Hossain | 3,30,383 | 38.7% | |
| 3 | Sudhansu Biswas | 85,867 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Raichuddin Baidya | WPI | 41,620 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Tayedvl Islam | 24,691 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | D.Bandopadhyay | IND | 12,701 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Muzakkar Hossain | IND | 11,278 | 1.3% |
| 8 | G.N. Das | IND | 6,824 | 0.8% |
| 9 | S.K. Mondal | AB | 2,935 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Apurba Sarkar | IND | 2,386 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Shauraj Singh | RLP | 1,788 | 0.2% |
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 (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.7% · max 20.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
7th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.0%CPM 38.7%BJP 10.1%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.