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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1980
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
ASHOKE KUMAR SEN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.9%FBL 33.9%14 others 18.2%
Votes
1,50,476
47.9% share
Winning margin
43,833
13.9% of votes
Total votes cast
3,14,168
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOKE KUMAR SEN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,50,476 | 47.9% |
| 2 | SHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA |  FBL | 1,06,643 | 33.9% |
| 3 | BIJAY SINGH NAHAR | Janata / Lok Dal | 44,611 | 14.2% |
| 4 | RANAJIT KUMAR MITRA | JNP(S) | 3,542 | 1.1% |
| 5 | GANADEB MULLICK | IND | 2,146 | 0.7% |
| 6 | DURGA DUTT AGARWAL | IND | 1,322 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MOHAN LAL SONI | IND | 1,041 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BISHNU KANT THAKUR | IND | 708 | 0.2% |
| 9 | S.C. ROY | IND | 612 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHEW PRASAD GUPTA | 576 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | UPENDRA NATH HALDER | IND | 500 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAMENDA BHUSAN SINGH | IND | 484 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BIKRAM SINGH CHANDALLIA | IND | 474 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PRATAP NARAYAN TIWARI | IND | 421 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MILAP CHAND CHORARIA | IND | 324 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KARUMA NIDHAN ROY | IND | 288 | 0.1% |
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
safe13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.9%FBL 33.9%JNP 14.2%OTH 3.9%
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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