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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Falakata
Winner — 2001
JOGESH CHANDRA BARMAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.7%AITC 36.5%4 others 12.8%
Votes
61,000
50.7% share
Winning margin
17,023
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.8%
of 1,54,747
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOGESH CHANDRA BARMAN | Left Front | 61,000 | 50.7% |
| 2 | ANIL ADHIKARY |  AITC | 43,977 | 36.5% |
| 3 | JAYANTA KUMAR ROY | BJP | 6,412 | 5.3% |
| 4 | NAGENDRA NATH RAY | IND | 5,223 | 4.3% |
| 5 | MALIN CHANDRA SARKAR | PDS | 2,576 | 2.1% |
| 6 | TARANI ROY | IND | 1,173 | 1.0% |
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.
High turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.8% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
48th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
256th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
198th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.7%AITC 36.5%BJP 5.3%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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