Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Jalpaiguri

Tuna Oraon (INC) won by 52,967 votes (18.3%).

Electors
4,88,587
Votes polled
3,06,173
Valid votes
2,88,783
Turnout
62.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 18.3% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.6%(-6.9%)
Turnout
83.7%(-9.1%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
92.6%

Winning margin over time · Jalpaiguri

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202421%

Candidates

Candidates · Jalpaiguri 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tuna OraonWinnerINC1,13,10439.2%
2Birsen KujarCPM60,13720.8%
3Stephen KujarRSP40,44314.0%
4Ganga Ram OraonSSP26,0989.0%
5Raphael ToppoIND22,1417.7%
6Birendra Nath KathamNCO15,7635.5%
7Soma OraonIND11,0973.8%

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