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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1951
Tollyganj
Winner — 1951
JYOTISH JOARDER
IND
IND 37.4%INC 24.5%12 others 38.1%
Votes
6,962
37.4% share
Winning margin
2,404
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
40.6%
of 45,807
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTISH JOARDER | IND | 6,962 | 37.4% |
| 2 | PURNA CHANDRA DAS | 4,558 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | PROMATHA NATH MITRA | IND | 1,326 | 7.1% |
| 4 | HIRENDRA LAL SARKAR | IND | 1,263 | 6.8% |
| 5 | AJIT KUMAR ROY | 1,191 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | CHARU CHANDRA ROY | 1,185 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | ROY HARENDRO NATH BASU | 986 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | SANTIMOY BANERJEE | IND | 347 | 1.9% |
| 9 | SUDHIR KUMAR GHOSH | KMPP | 289 | 1.6% |
| 10 | UMAPROSANNA CHAKRAVORTY | IND | 179 | 1.0% |
| 11 | KASHITISH CHANDRA BANERJEE | IND | 116 | 0.6% |
| 12 | ABANI GHOSHAL | IND | 98 | 0.5% |
| 13 | KASISWAR BANERJEE | IND | 94 | 0.5% |
| 14 | AJIT KUMAR SEN | IND | 25 | 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.
Low turnout (279th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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279th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
287th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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251st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.4%INC 24.5%IND 7.1%IND 6.8%SP 6.4%RSP 6.4%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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