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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 2021
DR. PRADIP KUMAR BARMA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.3%BJP 41.9%9 others 15.7%
Votes
95,668
42.3% share
Winning margin
941
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
84.2%
of 2,68,201
Jalpaiguri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 941 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. PRADIP KUMAR BARMA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 95,668 | 42.3% |
| 2 | SOUJIT SINGHA (PIKU) | NDA | 94,727 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SUKHBILAS BARMA | 24,228 | 10.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,381 | 1.5% |
| 5 | SUBHASH KUMAR SARKAR | 1,609 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | RAKHI SARKAR | IND | 1,556 | 0.7% |
| 7 | HAREKRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 1,147 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ISWAR BARAI | AMB | 1,011 | 0.5% |
| 9 | HARIDAS BISWAS | IND | 962 | 0.4% |
| 10 | PALENDRA NATH ROY | 898 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | PRAHLAD ROY | IND | 746 | 0.3% |
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
safe0.4%
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
AITC 42.3%BJP 41.9%INC 10.7%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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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