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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2004 by-elections
Jorabagan
Winner — 2004 by-elections
PARIMAL BISWAS
CPM 58.5%INC 22.9%8 others 18.6%
Votes
23,418
58.5% share
Winning margin
14,239
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Jorabagan is a safe seat — PARIMAL BISWAS won by 35.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARIMAL BISWAS | 23,418 | 58.5% | |
| 2 | RAJESH KUMAR SINHA | 9,179 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | SANJOY BAKSHI |  AITC | 6,795 | 17.0% |
| 4 | SOMA DUTTA | IND | 256 | 0.6% |
| 5 | DILIP CHAKRABORTY | IND | 151 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAJIV ROY | IND | 67 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NARAYAN SAHA | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JAG NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MITHU DEY | IND | 41 | 0.1% |
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
safe35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.7% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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113th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
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93rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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225th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 58.5%INC 22.9%AITC 17.0%OTH 1.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.