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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1977

Jalpaiguri

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Winner — 1977

NIRMAL KUMAR BOSE
FBL
FBL 38.5%JNP 24.1%9 others 37.5%
Votes
16,949
38.5% share
Winning margin
6,342
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
52.4%
of 84,079

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRMAL KUMAR BOSE
FBL
16,94938.5%
2
DEVENDRA MOHAN SARKAR
JNP
Janata
10,60724.1%
3
SAROJIT KUMAR BAGCHI
INC
INC
8,93420.3%
4
DILIP BHATTACHARYYA
SUC
2,0404.6%
5
MONOHAR CHANDRA SARKAR
IND
1,8834.3%
6
PROSANTA KUMAR SINHA
IND
1,6723.8%
7
HARI SARKAR
IND
8091.8%
8
SATYANDRA MOHAN BAGCHI
IND
4721.1%
9
SOMBHU NATH MUKHERJEE
IND
3510.8%
10
JABOR MOHATO
IND
3060.7%
11
PARESH CHANDRA GUHA ROY
IND
510.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (125th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
125th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
18th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 38.5%JNP 24.1%INC 20.3%OTH 17.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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