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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2016
Kalimpong
Winner — 2016
SARITA RAI
GOJAM· BJP + GJM (NDA)
GOJAM 49.1%IND 40.8%4 others 10.2%
Votes
67,693
49.1% share
Winning margin
11,431
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,93,742
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARITA RAI | GOJAM BJP + GJM (NDA) | 67,693 | 49.1% |
| 2 | HARKA BAHADUR CHETTRI | IND | 56,262 | 40.8% |
| 3 | KISHORE PRADHAN | IND | 5,714 | 4.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,364 | 2.4% |
| 5 | AMAR LOKSOM | GRAC | 3,201 | 2.3% |
| 6 | BHRIGU NATH GUPTA | IND | 1,751 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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28th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GOJAM 49.1%IND 40.8%OTH 7.7%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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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.