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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 165 · 2021

Jorasanko

Winner — 2021

VIVEK GUPTA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 52.7%BJP 39.8%9 others 7.5%
Votes
52,123
52.7% share
Winning margin
12,743
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.8%
of 1,98,545

A clear win with a 12.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIVEK GUPTA
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
52,12352.7%
2
MEENA DEVI PUROHIT
NDA
39,38039.8%
3
AJMAL KHAN
4,7694.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0281.0%
5
NIRMAL KANTI SAMADDAR
4120.4%
6
BIJNAN KUMAR BERA
4080.4%
7
NAWAL MONDAL
IND
3610.4%
8
SUSHANTA GHOSH
IND
1790.2%
9
RANJIT KUMAR THAKUR
IND
1040.1%
10
ANAND SINGH KHARWAR
IND
960.1%
11
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
950.1%

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

Low turnout (288th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
288th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
186th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.7%BJP 39.8%OTH 6.5%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%

What's nearby?

17 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Beth-el-Synagogue

Currency Building

Currency Building

🏛️MonumentASI

Currency Building

Currency Building

Currency Building

🏛️MonumentASI

Currency Building

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Maghen David Synagogue

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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