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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1987
Jhalda
Winner — 1987
SATYARANJAN MAHATO
FBL
FBL 52.6%INC 43.0%6 others 4.4%
Votes
43,179
52.6% share
Winning margin
7,914
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,11,469
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYARANJAN MAHATO |  FBL | 43,179 | 52.6% |
| 2 | SUBHAS CHANDRA MAHATO | INC | 35,265 | 43.0% |
| 3 | BAIDYANATH KAIBARTA | IND | 936 | 1.1% |
| 4 | NARENDRA NATH MAHATO | IND | 904 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KUMUD RANJAN MAHATO | IND | 676 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ADHAM TARAN MAHATO | IND | 573 | 0.7% |
| 7 | LALIT KISHORE CHOUDHURY | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
| 8 | DHIRENDRA MAHATO | IND | 227 | 0.3% |
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 (144th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 3.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
144th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 52.6%INC 43.0%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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