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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1996
Darjeeling
Winner — 1996
NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI
GNLF
GNLF 50.9%CPM 25.7%6 others 23.4%
Votes
51,501
50.9% share
Winning margin
25,467
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,52,409
Darjeeling is a safe seat — NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI won by 25.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI | GNLF | 51,501 | 50.9% |
| 2 | KAMALA SANSKRITYAYANA | Left Front | 26,034 | 25.7% |
| 3 | MADAN KUMAR RAI (BANTAWA) | ABGL | 18,503 | 18.3% |
| 4 | PRAHLAD PRASAD GUPTA | BJP | 2,602 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RAJA RAI | AIIC(T) | 1,181 | 1.2% |
| 6 | PRAMOD TAMANG | IND | 680 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BHUTIA PEMA TSHERING LAMA | IND | 386 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AHMAD MANSUR |  MUL | 316 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (294th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 0.5% · max 83.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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294th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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36th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GNLF 50.9%CPM 25.7%ABGL 18.3%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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