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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2001
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 2001
GOBINDA ROY
FBL· Left Front
FBL 46.7%AITC 44.3%3 others 9.0%
Votes
50,659
46.7% share
Winning margin
2,582
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,40,537
A closely fought contest. GOBINDA ROY won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOBINDA ROY |  FBLLeft Front | 50,659 | 46.7% |
| 2 | ANUPAM SEN |  AITC | 48,077 | 44.3% |
| 3 | DWIPENDRA NATH PRAMANIK | BJP | 4,600 | 4.2% |
| 4 | BHIM CH. ROY | IND | 3,239 | 3.0% |
| 5 | SUBRATA DUTTA GUPTA | IND | 1,878 | 1.7% |
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
lean2.4%
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
FBL 46.7%AITC 44.3%OTH 9.0%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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