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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1971
Jore Bungalow
Winner — 1971
ANANDA PRASAD PATHAK
CPM· Left
CPM 38.6%IGL 37.7%2 others 23.7%
Votes
12,858
38.6% share
Winning margin
286
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.1%
of 58,335
Jore Bungalow was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 286 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | Left | 12,858 | 38.6% |
| 2 | NANDALALL GURUNG | IGL | 12,572 | 37.7% |
| 3 | P. B. GURUNG | Congress (R) | 6,341 | 19.0% |
| 4 | INDRA BAHADUR THAKURI | 1,562 | 4.7% |
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.
Low turnout (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.6%IGL 37.7%INC 19.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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