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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1957
Falakata
Winner — 1957
JAGADANANDA ROY
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 47.3%INC 46.4%1 others 6.4%
Votes
14,720
47.3% share
Winning margin
293
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.0%
of 58,723
Falakata was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 293 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADANANDA ROY | 14,720 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | RABINDRA NATH SIKDAR | 14,427 | 46.4% | |
| 3 | JOHAN SURIN | IND | 1,979 | 6.4% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.9% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
16th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
257th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 47.3%INC 46.4%IND 6.4%
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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