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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1962
Jorsanko
Winner — 1962
BADRI PRASAD PODDAR
INC· INC
INC 58.0%FB 31.1%6 others 11.0%
Votes
20,238
58.0% share
Winning margin
9,392
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.0%
of 58,237
Jorsanko is a safe seat — BADRI PRASAD PODDAR won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADRI PRASAD PODDAR | INC | 20,238 | 58.0% |
| 2 | NALINI KANTA GUHA | FB | 10,846 | 31.1% |
| 3 | PURUSHOTTAM DASS HALWASIYA | 2,954 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | MD. ABUL FAZAL SIDDIQUE | IND | 257 | 0.7% |
| 5 | KALI PRASAD PODDAR | SOC | 243 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PARANJOTI BRAHMA | IND | 162 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PYARE LAL SHARMA | IND | 132 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BANWARI LAL DALMIA | IND | 91 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (140th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 3.0% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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140th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
252nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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294th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.0%FB 31.1%BJS 8.5%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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