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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1977
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Winner — 1977
HARIPADA JANA
JNP· Janata
JNP 31.8%INC 28.9%3 others 39.4%
Votes
14,328
31.8% share
Winning margin
1,298
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.8%
of 70,739
A closely fought contest. HARIPADA JANA won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIPADA JANA | Janata | 14,328 | 31.8% |
| 2 | BIJOY DAS | INC | 13,030 | 28.9% |
| 3 | MALATI BHUSAN HAZRA | RCI | 10,218 | 22.6% |
| 4 | SACHHIKANTA SAMANTA | IND | 6,953 | 15.4% |
| 5 | BANESWAR BHATTACHARYA | IND | 588 | 1.3% |
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 (248th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.9% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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248th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
276th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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238th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.8%INC 28.9%RCI 22.6%IND 15.4%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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