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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1951
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Winner — 1951
JYOTISH CHANDRA ROY
CPI 37.2%INC 25.1%3 others 37.8%
Votes
11,069
37.2% share
Winning margin
3,609
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.1%
of 57,153
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTISH CHANDRA ROY | 11,069 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | KHAGENDRA NATH DAS | 7,460 | 25.1% | |
| 3 | GOUR BARAN KOPAT | KMPP | 7,047 | 23.7% |
| 4 | SATISH CHANDRA KANJI | 3,050 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | SUSIL KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 1,143 | 3.8% |
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 (124th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.5% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
124th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
223rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 37.2%INC 25.1%KMPP 23.7%BJS 10.3%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
4 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.