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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1971
Falta
Winner — 1971
JYOTISH ROY
CPM· Left
CPM 57.5%INC 28.7%3 others 13.7%
Votes
30,715
57.5% share
Winning margin
15,369
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.5%
of 81,557
Falta is a safe seat — JYOTISH ROY won by 28.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTISH ROY | Left | 30,715 | 57.5% |
| 2 | PROBHAT MAJHI | Congress (R) | 15,346 | 28.8% |
| 3 | MD NASIM ALI | IND | 4,841 | 9.1% |
| 4 | RABINDRA NATH GHOSH | 2,054 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | HRISHIKESH SABUD | BAC | 430 | 0.8% |
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 (171st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
171st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
172nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.5%INC 28.8%IND 9.1%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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