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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1977
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
BIJOY SINGH NAHAR
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 57.2%INC 35.1%6 others 7.7%
Votes
1,79,681
57.3% share
Winning margin
69,633
22.2% of votes
Total votes cast
3,13,880
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY SINGH NAHAR | Janata Party | 1,79,681 | 57.3% |
| 2 | ASHOKE KUMAR SEN | INC | 1,10,048 | 35.1% |
| 3 | UPENDRA NATH HALDAR | IND | 19,839 | 6.3% |
| 4 | SHANKARB LAL BAJORIA | IND | 1,402 | 0.5% |
| 5 | FAZAL AHMAD | IND | 754 | 0.2% |
| 6 | LOKE NATH SARAF | IND | 737 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUJIT CHAKRABARTY | IND | 724 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BASANTA SINGH | IND | 695 | 0.2% |
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
safe22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.3%INC 35.1%IND 6.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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