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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 5 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Jalpaiguri

Winner — 1951

ASHRUMATI DEVI
Also elected — same seat
KHAGENDRA NATH DASGUPTA
INC· 13,806 votes
INC 31.9%INC 27.4%5 others 40.7%
Votes
16,041
31.9% share
Winning margin
8,642
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
30.5%
of 82,499

Jalpaiguri is a safe seat — ASHRUMATI DEVI won by 17.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHRUMATI DEVI
16,04131.9%
2
KHAGENDRA NATH DASGUPTA
13,80627.4%
3
SACHINDRA NATH DASGUPTA
7,39914.7%
4
GULU KANTA ROY
4,3278.6%
5
HERAMBA DEV
3,9737.9%
6
DWIJENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
3,0296.0%
7
NAGENDRA NATH MAHALANABISH
IND
1,7713.5%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
3rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
210th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.9%INC 27.4%CPI 14.7%CPI 8.6%SP 7.9%SP 6.0%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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