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West Bengal · PC 25 · 1962
Tamluk
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
SATIS CHANDRA SAMANTA
INC· INC
INC 53.4%FB 43.0%1 others 3.6%
Votes
1,89,020
53.4% share
Winning margin
36,621
10.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,54,034
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATIS CHANDRA SAMANTA | INC | 1,89,020 | 53.4% |
| 2 | GOBINDA CHANDRA BHOWMICK | FB Left | 1,52,399 | 43.0% |
| 3 | SURYYA KUMAR CHAKRAVARTTY | 12,615 | 3.6% |
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 (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 2.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
40th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
26th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.4%FB 43.0%OTH 3.6%
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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