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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 274 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Jamalpur
Winner — 1982
SUNIL SANTRA
IND
IND 57.0%ICS 40.9%3 others 2.1%
Votes
48,291
57.0% share
Winning margin
13,694
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,03,254
Jamalpur is a safe seat — SUNIL SANTRA won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL SANTRA | IND | 48,291 | 57.0% |
| 2 | PURANJOY PRAMANIK | ICS | 34,597 | 40.9% |
| 3 | HRISHIKESH RAY | IND | 1,210 | 1.4% |
| 4 | SATYACHARAN MAJI | IND | 456 | 0.5% |
| 5 | PRASANTA KUMAR PATRA | IND | 132 | 0.2% |
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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
83rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
31st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 57.0%ICS 40.9%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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