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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2024 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Madarihat
Winner — 2024 by-elections
JAYPRAKASH TOPPO
AITC
AITC 55.1%BJP 35.5%5 others 9.4%
Votes
79,186
55.1% share
Winning margin
28,168
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Madarihat is a safe seat — JAYPRAKASH TOPPO won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYPRAKASH TOPPO |  AITC | 79,186 | 55.1% |
| 2 | RAHUL LOHAR | 51,018 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | BUDHIMAN LAMA (TAMANG) | IND | 5,061 | 3.5% |
| 4 | PADAM ORAON | 3,412 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | BIKASH CHAMPROMARY | 3,023 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | PARIMAL ORAON | IND | 1,286 | 0.9% |
| 7 | PANKAJ LOHRA | IND | 650 | 0.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (250th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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250th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
239th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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53rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.1%BJP 35.5%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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