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West Bengal · PC 17 · 1971
Alipore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI· Left
CPI 49.0%CPM 41.4%1 others 9.6%
Votes
1,73,795
49.0% share
Winning margin
26,958
7.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,54,713
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | Left | 1,73,795 | 49.0% |
| 2 | KAMAL SARKAR | Left | 1,46,837 | 41.4% |
| 3 | AMIYA NATH BOSE | IND | 34,081 | 9.6% |
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.
Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.0%CPM 41.4%IND 9.6%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.