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West Bengal · PC 18 · 1957
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
PRAMATHA NATH BANDOPADHAYA
PSP 49.3%INC 47.7%1 others 3.1%
Votes
1,33,853
49.3% share
Winning margin
4,362
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,71,648
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAMATHA NATH BANDOPADHAYA | 1,33,853 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | BASANTA K. DAS | 1,29,491 | 47.7% | |
| 3 | PULIN SEN | IND | 8,304 | 3.1% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.2% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
4th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
40th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 49.3%INC 47.7%OTH 3.1%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.