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West Bengal · PC 22 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
BASU KAMAL
Also elected — same seat
NASKAR PURNENDU SEKHAR
Indian National Congress· 1,18,671 votes
CPI 17.8%INC 17.4%8 others 64.8%
Votes
1,20,982
17.8% share
Winning margin
22,305
3.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,80,143
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASU KAMALElected | 1,20,982 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | NASKAR PURNENDU SEKHARElected | 1,18,671 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | PROSAD MAHABIR | 98,677 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | KAYAL PARESH NATH | 94,208 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | GHOSH SAILENDRA KUMAR | KMPP | 92,291 | 13.6% |
| 6 | KOYAL BIJOY CHANDRA | 63,335 | 9.3% | |
| 7 | DAS CHARU CHANDRA | IND | 27,282 | 4.0% |
| 8 | MUKHERJEE JNANADA PROSAD | IND | 26,551 | 3.9% |
| 9 | BHATTACHARJEE ASUTOSH | IND | 24,666 | 3.6% |
| 10 | PRAMANICK SUDHINDRA KUMAR | IND | 13,480 | 2.0% |
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.
Average turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.9% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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30th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 42How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 42How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 17.8%INC 17.4%INC 14.5%BJS 13.8%KMPP 13.6%BJS 9.3%OTH 13.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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