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West Bengal · PC 19 · 1971

Calcutta North West

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

ASOKE KUMAR SEN
INC· INC
INC 57.3%CPM 28.1%2 others 14.6%
Votes
1,44,055
57.3% share
Winning margin
73,279
29.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,51,544
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASOKE KUMAR SEN
INC
1,44,05557.3%
2
PRASANTA KUMAR SUR
Left
70,77628.1%
3
HARI PADA BHARATI
Grand Alliance
34,39713.7%
4
BINDU PRASAD GUPTA
IND
2,3160.9%

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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
24th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.3%CPM 28.1%BJS 13.7%OTH 0.9%

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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