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Winner — 1998
JITENDRA SARKAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.1%INC 46.6%2 others 5.3%
Votes
10,789
48.1% share
Winning margin
332
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.8%
of 28,827
Teliamura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 332 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA SARKAR | Left Front | 10,789 | 48.1% |
| 2 | GOPAL CHANDRA ROY | INC | 10,457 | 46.6% |
| 3 | PARESH CHANDRA BISWAS | NDA | 879 | 3.9% |
| 4 | GOURANGA RUDRAPAUL | AMB | 309 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (25th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.5% · max 24.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
25th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
24th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.1%INC 46.6%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,25,739
Density
577 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,993 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population25.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.8%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation90.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance28.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.