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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1971
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 1971
ANUPAM SEN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.9%CPM 28.3%4 others 21.8%
Votes
25,608
49.9% share
Winning margin
11,088
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.9%
of 91,821
Jalpaiguri is a safe seat — ANUPAM SEN won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANUPAM SEN | Congress (R) | 25,608 | 49.9% |
| 2 | PARSWH CHANDRA MTRA | Left | 14,520 | 28.3% |
| 3 | KANU CHAKROBARTY | Left | 7,551 | 14.7% |
| 4 | GIRISH CHANDRA DEB SINGHA | IND | 1,928 | 3.8% |
| 5 | ARUNANSHU BHOWMICK | 988 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | BIBHUTI BHUSHAN SARKAR | BAC | 743 | 1.4% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%CPM 28.3%CPI 14.7%OTH 7.1%
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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