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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1971
Darjeeling
Winner — 1971
DEO PRAKASH RAI
IGL
IGL 46.6%INC 28.4%1 others 25.0%
Votes
14,998
46.6% share
Winning margin
5,865
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.9%
of 63,172
Darjeeling is a safe seat — DEO PRAKASH RAI won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEO PRAKASH RAI | IGL | 14,998 | 46.6% |
| 2 | MADAN KUMAR THAPA | Congress (R) | 9,133 | 28.4% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA KUMAR SINHA | Left | 8,042 | 25.0% |
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 (212th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
212th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IGL 46.6%INC 28.4%CPM 25.0%
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?
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