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West Bengal · PC 23 · 1980
Calcutta South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SATYA SADHAN CHAKRABARTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.1%INC(I) 38.1%9 others 15.8%
Votes
2,13,441
46.1% share
Winning margin
37,009
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,63,145
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA SADHAN CHAKRABARTY | Left Front | 2,13,441 | 46.1% |
| 2 | BHOLANATH SEN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,76,432 | 38.1% |
| 3 | DILIP CHAKRABARTY | Janata / Lok Dal | 32,747 | 7.1% |
| 4 | PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSHI | 28,531 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | SUBIR BASU ROY | SUC | 5,001 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 2,102 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUBRATA CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,462 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUNIL PRASAD ROY | IND | 1,425 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHAKYA SEN | IND | 1,053 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KARUNA NIDHAN ROY | IND | 495 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RABI CHOWDHURY | IND | 456 | 0.1% |
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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.
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
41st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.1%INC(I) 38.1%JNP 7.1%INC(U) 6.2%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Kolkata, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
27 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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