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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1996
Jorabagan
Winner — 1996
SANJOY BAKSHI
INC· INC
INC 37.8%CPM 34.8%21 others 27.5%
Votes
21,552
37.8% share
Winning margin
1,708
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
59.2%
of 96,338
A closely fought contest. SANJOY BAKSHI won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJOY BAKSHI | INC | 21,552 | 37.8% |
| 2 | SARALA MAHESWARI | Left Front | 19,844 | 34.8% |
| 3 | JAIN SHANTILAL | BJP | 14,310 | 25.1% |
| 4 | RAMA KANT KEDIA | IND | 233 | 0.4% |
| 5 | UMESH CHOUBEY | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KAILASH PRASAD SONKAR | IND | 120 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MADHU SUDAN GOENKA | IND | 117 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PADMA DEVI SONI | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SEN SANDIPAN | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOKE PANDEY | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 11 | JAY PRAKASH PANDEY | SLAP | 73 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NARSARIA SASHI PRASAD | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SNEHLATA MAHESWARI | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BANERJE SWAPAN KUMAR | IND | 49 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TARANATH PRASAD RAO | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUNIL ROY | AIIC(T) | 39 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DINESH KUMAR RATERIA | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
| 18 | CHATTERJEE NARAYAN | IND | 28 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAJIB SHARMA | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 20 | ASHOK CHOUBEY | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 21 | RATHI MAHABIR PRASAD | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
| 22 | BISWABASU MUKHERJEE | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
| 23 | BADRI PRASAD DUBAY | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
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 (113th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.7% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
113th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
225th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.8%CPM 34.8%BJP 25.1%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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