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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2006

Jaipur

Winner — 2006

BINDESWAR MAHATO
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 46.5%INC 44.6%8 others 8.8%
Votes
54,427
46.5% share
Winning margin
2,239
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,51,036

Jaipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,239 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BINDESWAR MAHATO
Left Front
54,42746.5%
2
SHANTIRAM MAHATO
INC
52,18844.6%
3
HALADHAR MAHATO
AITC
2,6612.3%
4
MRITYUNJOY MAHATO
IND
1,9921.7%
5
BISHNU CHARAN MUDI
1,4711.3%
6
BIKASH CHANDRA MAHATO
IND
1,1611.0%
7
KARAMAT ANSARY
IND
8430.7%
8
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATO
IND
8230.7%
9
HARIPADA MAHATO
AMB
8130.7%
10
DURGA CHARAN MAHATO
IND
5800.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
58th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 46.5%INC 44.6%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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