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West Bengal · PC 24 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
KANSARI HALDER
Also elected — same seat
PURNINDU SEKHAR NASKAR
Indian National Congress· 2,45,266 votes
CPI 25.4%INC 25.2%3 others 49.4%
Votes
2,47,785
25.4% share
Winning margin
3,022
0.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,74,006
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANSARI HALDERElected | 2,47,785 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | PURNINDU SEKHAR NASKARElected | 2,45,266 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | KAMAL BASU | 2,44,763 | 25.1% | |
| 4 | NALINI KANTA HALDER | 2,36,192 | 24.3% | |
| 5 | SUSHIL KUMAR SARDAR | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
42nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 25.4%INC 25.2%CPI 25.1%INC 24.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
38 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.