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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1962
Siliguri
Winner — 1962
JAGADISH CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE
INC· INC
INC 38.2%CPI 32.7%2 others 29.1%
Votes
12,427
38.2% share
Winning margin
1,793
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.9%
of 70,853
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADISH CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 12,427 | 38.2% |
| 2 | SATYENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR | Left | 10,634 | 32.7% |
| 3 | PREM THAPA | GL | 7,296 | 22.4% |
| 4 | PRODYOT KUMAR BASU | IND | 2,175 | 6.7% |
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 (125th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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125th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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18th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.2%CPI 32.7%GL 22.4%IND 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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