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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2001
Jorabagan
Winner — 2001
SUDHANGSHU SEAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 41.5%AITC 36.2%11 others 22.3%
Votes
18,738
41.5% share
Winning margin
2,402
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,00,672
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHANGSHU SEAL | Left Front | 18,738 | 41.5% |
| 2 | SANJOY BAKSHI |  AITC | 16,336 | 36.2% |
| 3 | SHANTI LAL JAIN | BJP | 8,721 | 19.3% |
| 4 | GOPAL TIWARI | IND | 469 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SWAPAN KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 281 | 0.6% |
| 6 | AJIT CHOWDHURY | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUBHASH ROY | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUBHAS CHANDRA SHARMA | IND | 78 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NARAYAN CHATTERJEE | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAG NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DINESH KUMAR RATERIA | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MODI | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BISWABASU MUKHERJEE | IND | 31 | 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 (113th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
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
CPM 41.5%AITC 36.2%BJP 19.3%OTH 2.9%
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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