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West Bengal · PC 17 · 1962
Calcutta East
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
RANENDRA NATH SEN
CPI· Left
CPI 56.9%INC 43.1%
Votes
1,79,669
56.9% share
Winning margin
43,467
13.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,15,871
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANENDRA NATH SEN | Left | 1,79,669 | 56.9% |
| 2 | SAILENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE | INC | 1,36,202 | 43.1% |
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.
Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.9%INC 43.1%
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?
5 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.