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West Bengal · PC 16 · 1967
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 1967
J. BASU
CPM· Left
CPM 51.1%INC 32.6%1 others 16.3%
Votes
1,96,176
51.1% share
Winning margin
70,974
18.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,83,972
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. BASU | Left | 1,96,176 | 51.1% |
| 2 | S. B. DAS | INC | 1,25,202 | 32.6% |
| 3 | S. ROY | IND | 62,594 | 16.3% |
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 (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.4% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
38th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.1%INC 32.6%IND 16.3%
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?
13 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.