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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1962
Kalimpong
Winner — 1962
LAKSHMI RANJAN JOSSE
GL
GL 52.9%INC 32.8%6 others 14.2%
Votes
12,809
52.9% share
Winning margin
4,867
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.2%
of 58,715
Kalimpong is a safe seat — LAKSHMI RANJAN JOSSE won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI RANJAN JOSSE | GL | 12,809 | 52.9% |
| 2 | NARBAHADUR GURUNG | INC | 7,942 | 32.8% |
| 3 | KRISHNABHAKTA SHARMA | Left | 2,085 | 8.6% |
| 4 | THAKUR PRASAD | IND | 711 | 2.9% |
| 5 | FREDERICH MOQUETON | Praja Socialist Party | 326 | 1.4% |
| 6 | KULBAHADUR KHATI | IND | 168 | 0.7% |
| 7 | DURYODHAN RAI | IND | 103 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BHISHNULAL SINGH | IND | 52 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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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
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GL 52.9%INC 32.8%CPI 8.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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