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West Bengal · PC 26 · 1951
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
MEGHNATH SHAH
RSP 53.0%INC 36.6%6 others 10.3%
Votes
74,124
53.0% share
Winning margin
22,956
16.4% of votes
Total votes cast
1,39,731
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEGHNATH SHAH | 74,124 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | HIMATSINGKA PRABHU DAYAL | 51,168 | 36.6% | |
| 3 | SINGHI BHANWARMAL | IND | 4,686 | 3.4% |
| 4 | SEN GUPTA NALINI RANJAN | RRP | 4,595 | 3.3% |
| 5 | MOITRA MOHIT KUMAR | IND | 1,998 | 1.4% |
| 6 | MITTER KARUNA | IND | 1,383 | 1.0% |
| 7 | ROY BUTTO KUMAR | IND | 1,018 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SEN PANCHU GOPAL | IND | 759 | 0.5% |
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 (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.6% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 53.0%INC 36.6%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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