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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 131 · 2006

Jagatdal

Winner — 2006

HARIPADA BISWAS
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 47.4%BJP 40.2%5 others 12.4%
Votes
64,536
47.4% share
Winning margin
9,740
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,66,234

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIPADA BISWAS
Left Front
64,53647.4%
2
RAHUL (BISWAJIT) SINHA
BJP
54,79640.2%
3
SUNIL SINGH
INC
11,3918.4%
4
PARESH CHANDRA CHOUDHARY
1,7211.3%
5
KALPANA BAGAL
IND
1,3271.0%
6
SUJIT SAMAJPATI
IND
1,3000.9%
7
ALAK KUMAR GUHA ROY
IND
1,1200.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (57th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
57th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
244th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 47.4%BJP 40.2%INC 8.4%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

37 locations
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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.

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