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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1971Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1971
ANTONI TOPPNO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 32.7%CPM 23.5%5 others 43.8%
Votes
13,383
32.6% share
Winning margin
3,743
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.4%
of 72,735
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTONI TOPPNO | Congress (R) | 13,383 | 32.6% |
| 2 | JAGARNATH ORAON | Left | 9,640 | 23.5% |
| 3 | ARJUN ORAON | Left | 9,006 | 22.0% |
| 4 | GURUCHANRAN ORAON | Grand Alliance | 3,349 | 8.2% |
| 5 | ELCIO MINZ | 3,068 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | APLU ORAON | IND | 1,687 | 4.1% |
| 7 | SUKHOO BHAGAT | 854 | 2.1% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%CPM 23.5%CPI 22.0%PSP 8.2%RSP 7.5%OTH 6.2%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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