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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 262 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Jamalpur
Winner — 2016
SAMAR HAZRA
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 44.5%AITC 43.8%5 others 11.7%
Votes
85,491
44.5% share
Winning margin
1,423
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.6%
of 2,16,698
Jamalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,423 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAR HAZRA | Mahajot | 85,491 | 44.5% |
| 2 | UJJAL PRAMANICK |  AITC | 84,068 | 43.8% |
| 3 | PALLAB KUMAR ROY | BJP | 15,094 | 7.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,616 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BANKIM SANTRA | 1,902 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | KISHORE KUMAR BISWAS | JDP | 1,424 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SANAT BHANGI | IND | 1,391 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 0.7% · max 96.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
80th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
104th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.5%AITC 43.8%BJP 7.9%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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