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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1979 by-elections
Jaipur
Winner — 1979 by-elections
S.M.(GARAPHUSRA)
INC 36.6%FBL 32.3%7 others 31.1%
Votes
17,141
36.6% share
Winning margin
2,021
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Jaipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,021 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.(GARAPHUSRA) | 17,141 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | K.MAHATO |  FBL | 15,120 | 0.0% |
| 3 | C.MAHATO | 6,259 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | S.MAHATO |  INC(I) | 2,832 | 0.0% |
| 5 | S.M.(SRIRAMPUR) | SUC | 1,878 | 0.0% |
| 6 | M.MAHATO | WPI | 1,495 | 0.0% |
| 7 | S.R.MAJHI | IND | 1,086 | 0.0% |
| 8 | G.R.NATH | IND | 635 | 0.0% |
| 9 | M.PADMALOCHAN | IND | 386 | 0.0% |
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 (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
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118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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