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West Bengal · PC 24 · 1980
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SAMAR MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.0%INC(I) 41.3%7 others 5.7%
Votes
2,63,337
53.0% share
Winning margin
58,309
11.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,96,865
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 2,63,337 | 53.0% |
| 2 | NITYANANDA DEY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,05,028 | 41.3% |
| 3 | DURGAPRASAD NATHANY | Janata / Lok Dal | 18,538 | 3.7% |
| 4 | DWIJENDRA LAL GHOSH | JNP(S) | 4,718 | 0.9% |
| 5 | JIBANDHAN MUKHOPADHYA | IND | 1,661 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SAILENDRA NATH GHOSH | IND | 1,527 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ASIT CHAKRAVARTY | IND | 905 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KARUNA NIDHAN ROY | IND | 580 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SURYA NARAIN SINGH | IND | 571 | 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.
Low turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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42nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.0%INC(I) 41.3%OTH 5.7%
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%
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?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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