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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1957
Darjeeling
Winner — 1957
DEO PRAKASH RAI
IND
IND 33.3%CPI 32.2%4 others 34.5%
Votes
4,400
33.3% share
Winning margin
144
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
33.4%
of 39,618
Darjeeling was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 144 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEO PRAKASH RAI | IND | 4,400 | 33.3% |
| 2 | ANANDA PRASAD | 4,256 | 32.2% | |
| 3 | DALBAHADUR SINGH GAHATRAJ | 2,836 | 21.5% | |
| 4 | MAHANANDA SUBBA | IND | 773 | 5.8% |
| 5 | P. P. PRADHAN | IND | 544 | 4.1% |
| 6 | DEBAHADUR | IND | 403 | 3.0% |
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 (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
12th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
280th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.3%CPI 32.2%INC 21.5%IND 5.8%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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