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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1957
Kalimpong
Winner — 1957
NARBAHADUR GURUNG
IND
IND 49.1%IND 33.6%3 others 17.3%
Votes
6,137
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,941
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
28.3%
of 44,228
Kalimpong is a safe seat — NARBAHADUR GURUNG won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARBAHADUR GURUNG | IND | 6,137 | 49.1% |
| 2 | M. K. PRADHAN | IND | 4,196 | 33.6% |
| 3 | DURJADHAN RAI | 1,327 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | LALIT BAHADUR KHARGA | IND | 620 | 5.0% |
| 5 | THAKUR PRASAD | IND | 220 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
6th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
71st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.1%IND 33.6%PSP 10.6%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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