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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1971
Jangipur
Winner — 1971
RADARUDDIN AHAMMAD
IND
IND 27.1%INC 25.4%6 others 47.4%
Votes
9,779
27.1% share
Winning margin
611
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.3%
of 81,315
Jangipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 611 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADARUDDIN AHAMMAD | IND | 9,779 | 27.1% |
| 2 | ASRAF HOSSAIN | Congress (R) | 9,168 | 25.4% |
| 3 | ABDUL HAQUF | 6,453 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | ACHIVTYA SINGHA | SUC | 5,552 | 15.4% |
| 5 | PRASANTA CHATTOPADHYA | 1,722 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | JOYANTA KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,599 | 4.4% |
| 7 | MUNDRA RAJARAM | IND | 1,204 | 3.3% |
| 8 | ASHUTOSH NOM | IND | 575 | 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 (133rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
133rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
189th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.1%INC 25.4%RSP 17.9%SUC 15.4%OTH 14.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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