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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 90 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Jangipara
Winner — 1957
BISWANATH SAHA
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
KANAI DEY
INC· 25,982 votes
INC 25.3%INC 23.5%5 others 51.2%
Votes
28,044
25.3% share
Winning margin
4,024
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.3%
of 1,19,544
A closely fought contest. BISWANATH SAHA won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH SAHA | 28,044 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | KANAI DEY | 25,982 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | SOURENDRA NATH SAHA | 24,020 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | SAILENDRA PRASAD GHOSE | 14,129 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | MANOJ SARBADHIKARI | 9,520 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | HAFIZUDDIN | IND | 7,634 | 6.9% |
| 7 | SAMIR KUMAR BISWAS | IND | 1,329 | 1.2% |
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 (236th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
236th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
265th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
237th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.3%INC 23.5%CPI 21.7%PSP 12.8%HMS 8.6%IND 6.9%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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