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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2006
Jaipur
Winner — 2006
BINDESWAR MAHATO
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 46.5%INC 44.6%8 others 8.8%
Votes
54,427
46.5% share
Winning margin
2,239
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,51,036
Jaipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,239 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BINDESWAR MAHATO | Left Front | 54,427 | 46.5% |
| 2 | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | INC | 52,188 | 44.6% |
| 3 | HALADHAR MAHATO |  AITC | 2,661 | 2.3% |
| 4 | MRITYUNJOY MAHATO | IND | 1,992 | 1.7% |
| 5 | BISHNU CHARAN MUDI | 1,471 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | BIKASH CHANDRA MAHATO | IND | 1,161 | 1.0% |
| 7 | KARAMAT ANSARY | IND | 843 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 823 | 0.7% |
| 9 | HARIPADA MAHATO | AMB | 813 | 0.7% |
| 10 | DURGA CHARAN MAHATO | IND | 580 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 46.5%INC 44.6%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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