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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1996
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 1996
ANUPAM SEN
INC· INC
INC 43.9%FBL 40.5%7 others 15.6%
Votes
48,597
43.9% share
Winning margin
3,708
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
82.7%
of 1,33,981
A closely fought contest. ANUPAM SEN won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANUPAM SEN | INC | 48,597 | 43.9% |
| 2 | SUDHANSU MAJUMDER |  FBL | 44,889 | 40.5% |
| 3 | RABINDRA NARAYAN CHOWDHURY | BJP | 6,894 | 6.2% |
| 4 | MUKULESH CHANDRA SANYAL | FB(S) | 5,433 | 4.9% |
| 5 | KSHITISH CHANDRA MANDAL | 2,140 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | SUBARATA DATTA GUPTA | IND | 1,118 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SANKAR DAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 937 | 0.8% |
| 8 | AMIT MOITRA | IND | 533 | 0.5% |
| 9 | TIRTHA DEB ROY | IND | 282 | 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 (125th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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125th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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18th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%FBL 40.5%BJP 6.2%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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