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West Bengal · PC 29 · 1967

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Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

G. SAMAR
PSP· Jan Sangh-led
PSP 46.7%INC 41.9%1 others 11.4%
Votes
1,65,472
46.7% share
Winning margin
17,169
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,54,309
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. SAMAR
Jan Sangh-led
1,65,47246.7%
2
R. PAL
INC
1,48,30341.9%
3
P. B. SEN
Jan Sangh-led
40,53411.4%

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.

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
9th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 46.7%INC 41.9%SSP 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

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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.

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