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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 61 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Jamuria

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Winner — 1957

BAIDYA NATH MONDAL
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
AMARENDRA MONDAL
PSP· 12,681 votes
INC 21.5%PSP 21.5%8 others 57.1%
Votes
12,701
21.5% share
Winning margin
2,544
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
29.9%
of 98,735

A closely fought contest. BAIDYA NATH MONDAL won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIDYA NATH MONDAL
INC
12,70121.5%
2
AMARENDRA MONDAL
PSP
12,68121.5%
3
BIMAN BEHARI LAL SINGHA
INC
10,15717.2%
4
UMAPADA CHATTOPADHYA
PSP
9,84916.7%
5
BAGALANANDA DUTTA
IND
4,7908.1%
6
RAJANI BOURI
IND
2,3854.0%
7
SAMBHU NATH GHOSH
IND
2,1433.6%
8
NITYANANDA THAKUR
BJS
1,9733.3%
9
HARIPADA ROY
IND
1,2382.1%
10
SANATAN MAJHI
IND
1,1832.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
24th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.5%PSP 21.5%INC 17.2%PSP 16.7%IND 8.1%OTH 15.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
🛕

Shikal Kali temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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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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