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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 4 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Siliguri
Winner — 1957
SATYENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
T. WANGDI
INC· 13,077 votes
CPI 17.5%INC 16.0%8 others 66.5%
Votes
14,557
17.5% share
Winning margin
1,221
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
41.1%
of 1,01,308
Siliguri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,221 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR | 14,557 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | JAGADISH CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE | 13,336 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | T. WANGDI | 13,077 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | JANGAL SANTAL | 11,930 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | BIRENDRA NATH ROY SARKAR | IND | 9,823 | 11.8% |
| 6 | LAKPA TSHERING SHERPA | IND | 6,259 | 7.5% |
| 7 | ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | IND | 6,016 | 7.2% |
| 8 | PROBHAT BISWAS | IND | 3,185 | 3.8% |
| 9 | SHEWMANGAL SINGH | IND | 2,652 | 3.2% |
| 10 | BIRAJMOHAN BHATTACHARJEE | 2,440 | 2.9% |
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 (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.5% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
54th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 17.5%INC 16.0%INC 15.7%CPI 14.3%IND 11.8%IND 7.5%OTH 17.1%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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