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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1967

Calcutta South

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

G. GHOSH
CPM· Left
CPM 50.3%INC 37.6%2 others 12.1%
Votes
1,55,574
50.3% share
Winning margin
39,287
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,09,428
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. GHOSH
Left
1,55,57450.3%
2
B. B. GHOSH
INC
1,16,28737.6%
3
M. SEN
IND
24,6138.0%
4
D. BISWANATH
IND
12,9544.2%

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 (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.3%INC 37.6%IND 8.0%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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