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West Bengal · PC 19 · 1962
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
ASOKE KUMAR SEN
INC· INC
INC 54.5%CPI 41.9%2 others 3.6%
Votes
1,43,725
54.5% share
Winning margin
33,378
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,63,539
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASOKE KUMAR SEN | INC | 1,43,725 | 54.5% |
| 2 | SNEHANGSHU KANTA ACHARYYA | Left | 1,10,347 | 41.9% |
| 3 | CHANDI PRASAD KEDIA | 5,913 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | DINESH DAS GUPTA | SOC Praja Socialist Party | 3,554 | 1.4% |
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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.5%CPI 41.9%OTH 3.6%
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?
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