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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1996

Jamuria

Winner — 1996

PELAB KABI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 63.1%INC 30.2%5 others 6.7%
Votes
68,758
63.1% share
Winning margin
35,822
32.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,55,513

Jamuria is a safe seat — PELAB KABI won by 32.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PELAB KABI
Left Front
68,75863.1%
2
ADHIKARI SANTOSH
INC
32,93630.2%
3
LAKSHMAN BOURI
BJP
3,0742.8%
4
GERA MURMU
IND
2,5862.4%
5
SWAMINATH HARIJAN
IND
1,1591.1%
6
ASHESWAR SINGH
IND
2890.3%
7
SACHIDANAND MISHRA
IND
2350.2%

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 (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 0.7% · max 96.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
80th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
104th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 63.1%INC 30.2%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

16 locations
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