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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Jalpaiguri
Winner — 2011
SUKHBILAS BARMA
INC· AITC + INC
INC 48.6%AIFB 42.4%5 others 8.9%
Votes
86,273
48.6% share
Winning margin
11,051
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.2%
of 2,08,102
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHBILAS BARMA | AITC + INC | 86,273 | 48.6% |
| 2 | GOBINDA CHANDRA ROY | Left Front | 75,222 | 42.4% |
| 3 | SISIR KANTI MONDAL | BJP | 6,108 | 3.4% |
| 4 | JIBAN KRISHNA MAJUMDER | 3,213 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | LAXMI KANTA ROY | IND | 2,773 | 1.6% |
| 6 | HARIBHAKTA SARDAR | 1,930 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | MAHADEB CHANDRA DAS | AMB | 1,844 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%AIFB 42.4%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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