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West Bengal · PC 20 · 1980
Dum Dum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
NIREN GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 61.1%INC(I) 33.6%7 others 5.3%
Votes
3,68,214
61.1% share
Winning margin
1,65,672
27.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,02,917
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIREN GHOSH | Left Front | 3,68,214 | 61.1% |
| 2 | BARID BARAN DAS |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,02,542 | 33.6% |
| 3 | KALYAN BRATA ROY | Janata / Lok Dal | 19,400 | 3.2% |
| 4 | SALIL BISWAS | 4,692 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | RAMPRIT GOND | 3,081 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | ANIRUDDHA BERA | IND | 1,890 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SAHABIR PRASAD SHAW | IND | 1,404 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SWAPAN DUTTA | IND | 927 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KARUNA NIDHAN ROY | IND | 767 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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12th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
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23rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 61.1%INC(I) 33.6%OTH 5.3%
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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