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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1972
Jangipara
Winner — 1972
GANESH HATUI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.6%CPM 48.4%
Votes
23,939
51.6% share
Winning margin
1,454
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
62.3%
of 74,478
A closely fought contest. GANESH HATUI won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH HATUI | Congress (R) | 23,939 | 51.6% |
| 2 | MANINDRA NATH JANA | Left | 22,485 | 48.4% |
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 (251st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
251st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
158th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%CPM 48.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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