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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1957
Jalangi
Winner — 1957
GOLAM SOLEMAN
INC· INC
INC 35.3%IND 29.9%2 others 34.8%
Votes
11,533
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,759
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.9%
of 60,633
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLAM SOLEMAN | 11,533 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | SYED ABDUL HOSSAIN | IND | 9,774 | 29.9% |
| 3 | SISIR KUMAR MIKHOPADHYA | IND | 6,764 | 20.7% |
| 4 | SUBRAHMANYA KRISHNA CHOUDHURY | IND | 4,588 | 14.1% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.2% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
19th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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113th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%IND 29.9%IND 20.7%IND 14.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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