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West Bengal · PC 15 · 1951
Hooghly
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
N. C. CHATTERJEE
HMS 36.2%INC 33.7%2 others 30.1%
Votes
71,798
36.2% share
Winning margin
4,900
2.5% of votes
Total votes cast
1,98,385
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. C. CHATTERJEE | 71,798 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | RENUKA ROY | 66,898 | 33.7% | |
| 3 | BEJOY MODAK | 52,087 | 26.3% | |
| 4 | SACHINDRA MOHAN NANDY | 7,602 | 3.8% |
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 (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.4% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
36th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
16th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HMS 36.2%INC 33.7%CPI 26.3%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.