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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1982

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Winner — 1982

HARIPADA JANA
IND
IND 51.1%INC 42.4%6 others 6.4%
Votes
38,070
51.1% share
Winning margin
6,469
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.3%
of 87,277

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIPADA JANA
IND
38,07051.1%
2
SUKUMAR DAS S/O SURENDRA
INC
31,60142.5%
3
LAYEK MD. MURMU
IND
2,6783.6%
4
MANIK MURMU
IND
9251.2%
5
DWIJENDRA MAITY
5990.8%
6
BHABADEB MONDAL
IND
2490.3%
7
MONORANJAN ROY
IND
2180.3%
8
SUKUMAR DAS S/O LAKSHMIKANTA
IND
1110.1%

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.

Low turnout (248th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.9% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
248th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
276th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
238th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.1%INC 42.5%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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