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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1952 by-elections

Jalpaiguri

Winner — 1952 by-elections

D. SAROJENDRA
INC 57.0%PSP 21.6%1 others 21.4%
Votes
20,022
57.0% share
Winning margin
12,451
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Jalpaiguri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,451 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. SAROJENDRA
20,0220.0%
2
D. HERAMBA
7,5710.0%
3
R. GULUKANTA
COM
7,5330.0%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
3rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
210th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
14 seats · 8 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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