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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1977

Jhalda

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Winner — 1977

SATYA RANJAN MAHATO
FBL
FBL 50.8%INC 24.4%9 others 24.8%
Votes
22,150
50.8% share
Winning margin
11,522
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.8%
of 81,012

Jhalda is a safe seat — SATYA RANJAN MAHATO won by 26.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA RANJAN MAHATO
FBL
22,15050.8%
2
SUBHAS CHANDRA MAHATO
INC
INC
10,62824.4%
3
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
6,38814.7%
4
BIJAY KRISHNA MAHATO
JNP
Janata
1,4653.4%
5
RAMESWAR MAHATO
IND
1,1152.6%
6
KRISHAN LAL AGARWAL
IND
5211.2%
7
SRIDHAR MAHATO
IND
5141.2%
8
KRISHA CHOWDHURY
IND
4891.1%
9
BANSIDHAR MAHATO
IND
1760.4%
10
DEBILAL MAHATO
IND
1100.3%
11
KANTHIRAM MAHATO
IND
580.1%

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 (144th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 3.1% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
144th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 50.8%INC 24.4%IND 14.7%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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