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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2021
Alipurduars
Winner — 2021
SUMAN KANJILAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.2%AITC 41.0%8 others 10.8%
Votes
1,07,333
48.2% share
Winning margin
16,007
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
84.4%
of 2,63,775
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMAN KANJILAL | BJP (NDA) | 1,07,333 | 48.2% |
| 2 | SOURAV CHAKRABORTY (GHUTIS) |  AITC | 91,326 | 41.0% |
| 3 | DEBA PRASAD ROY | 15,651 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | NIKHIL CHANDRA RAIBIR | IND | 2,351 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,981 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RINKU GHOSH | IND | 1,393 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PIJUSH KANTI SARMA | 1,111 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | ASHIM ROY | IND | 696 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KUSHAL KUMAR ROY | IND | 620 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ABINASH DAS | IND | 270 | 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 (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 3.9% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
97th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.2%AITC 41.0%INC 7.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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