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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 2016
SUKHBILAS BARMA
INC· Mahajot
INC 45.4%AITC 42.9%4 others 11.7%
Votes
94,553
45.4% share
Winning margin
5,157
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.1%
of 2,41,740
A closely fought contest. SUKHBILAS BARMA won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHBILAS BARMA | Mahajot | 94,553 | 45.4% |
| 2 | DHARTTIMOHAN ROY |  AITC | 89,396 | 42.9% |
| 3 | TAPAN ROY | BJP | 16,029 | 7.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,383 | 1.6% |
| 5 | HARIBHAKTA SARDAR | 2,586 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | GANESH MANDAL | 2,269 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%AITC 42.9%BJP 7.7%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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