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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1996
Jaipur
Winner — 1996
SHANTIRAM MAHATO
INC· INC
INC 49.3%FBL 45.1%6 others 5.6%
Votes
52,519
49.3% share
Winning margin
4,459
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,41,682
A closely fought contest. SHANTIRAM MAHATO won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | INC | 52,519 | 49.3% |
| 2 | BINDESWAR MAHATO |  FBL | 48,060 | 45.1% |
| 3 | SATISH CHANDRA MAHATA | 2,573 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | DHANARAM MAHATA | BJP | 2,198 | 2.1% |
| 5 | AMULYA MAHATA | AMB | 664 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ASLAM UDDIN SADAGAR | IND | 229 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SAMBHU NATH SUTRADHAR | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KUMBHA KARNA MAHATA | JMM(M) | 155 | 0.1% |
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 (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%FBL 45.1%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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