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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2006
Jorasanko
Winner — 2006
DINESH BAJAJ
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 41.2%AIFB 38.9%9 others 19.9%
Votes
14,162
41.2% share
Winning margin
819
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.9%
of 67,449
A closely fought contest. DINESH BAJAJ won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH BAJAJ |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 14,162 | 41.2% |
| 2 | SHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA | Left Front | 13,343 | 38.9% |
| 3 | MONOJ KUMAR PODDAR | INC | 5,561 | 16.2% |
| 4 | VIJAY GUPTA | IND | 270 | 0.8% |
| 5 | CHANCHAL KUMAR DATTA | IND | 236 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SACHIN SHARMA | IND | 228 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BINDHYACHAL OJHA | IND | 175 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SWAPAN BOSE | IND | 159 | 0.5% |
| 9 | KASHINATH KUNDU | IND | 101 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DIPAK SHARMA | IND | 60 | 0.2% |
| 11 | GANESH MONDAL | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (105th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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105th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
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122nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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208th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.2%AIFB 38.9%INC 16.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.