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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1979 by-elections

Jaipur

Winner — 1979 by-elections

S.M.(GARAPHUSRA)
INC 36.6%FBL 32.3%7 others 31.1%
Votes
17,141
36.6% share
Winning margin
2,021
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9

Jaipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,021 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.M.(GARAPHUSRA)
17,1410.0%
2
K.MAHATO
FBL
15,1200.0%
3
C.MAHATO
6,2590.0%
4
S.MAHATO
INC(I)
2,8320.0%
5
S.M.(SRIRAMPUR)
SUC
1,8780.0%
6
M.MAHATO
WPI
1,4950.0%
7
S.R.MAJHI
IND
1,0860.0%
8
G.R.NATH
IND
6350.0%
9
M.PADMALOCHAN
IND
3860.0%

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 (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
58th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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