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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1982
Joynagar
Winner — 1982
DEVA PRASAD SARKAR
SUC
SUC 41.0%ICS 40.5%1 others 18.6%
Votes
33,147
41.0% share
Winning margin
410
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
81.4%
of 99,363
Joynagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 410 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVA PRASAD SARKAR | SUC | 33,147 | 41.0% |
| 2 | KUMUD BHATTACHERJEE | ICS | 32,737 | 40.5% |
| 3 | AMARENDRA NATH DEY | Left Front | 15,024 | 18.6% |
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 (240th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.5% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
240th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SUC 41.0%ICS 40.5%CPM 18.6%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.