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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1962
Itahar
Winner — 1962
JOYNAL ABEDIN
INC· INC
INC 52.4%CPI 46.0%1 others 1.6%
Votes
22,276
52.4% share
Winning margin
2,734
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
63.6%
of 66,827
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOYNAL ABEDIN | INC | 22,276 | 52.4% |
| 2 | BASANTLAL CHATTERJEE | Left | 19,542 | 46.0% |
| 3 | FAQU HASDA | IND | 690 | 1.6% |
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 (224th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 53.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
224th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.4%CPI 46.0%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.