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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1991
Jhalda
Winner — 1991
SATYAN RANJANK MAHATA
FBL
FBL 42.5%INC 35.8%7 others 21.7%
Votes
37,852
42.5% share
Winning margin
5,926
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,28,635
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYAN RANJANK MAHATA |  FBL | 37,852 | 42.5% |
| 2 | SUBHAS CHANDRA MAHATA | INC | 31,926 | 35.8% |
| 3 | DUBRAJ MAHATA | BJP | 9,801 | 11.0% |
| 4 | MOHITOSH MAHATO | 7,450 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | NARENDRA NATH MAHATO | JP | 647 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PASHU PATI MAHATO | AMB | 472 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUPHAL KUMAR | IND | 462 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KAIBARTA BAIDYANATH | HJP | 448 | 0.5% |
| 9 | KUMUD RANJAN MAHATO | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (144th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
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%
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25th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 42.5%INC 35.8%BJP 11.0%JMM 8.4%OTH 2.4%
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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