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West Bengal · PC 31 · 1980
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
GIRI SUDHIR KUMAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.3%INC(I) 31.2%4 others 18.5%
Votes
2,37,002
50.3% share
Winning margin
89,774
19.1% of votes
Total votes cast
4,71,378
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRI SUDHIR KUMAR | Left Front | 2,37,002 | 50.3% |
| 2 | PRADIP SARKAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,47,228 | 31.2% |
| 3 | SAMAR GUHA | Janata / Lok Dal | 80,111 | 17.0% |
| 4 | PRASANTA KUMAR GAUNIA | IND | 3,155 | 0.7% |
| 5 | ATAL KUMAR GIRI | JNP(S) | 2,721 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SASADHAR MAITY | IND | 1,161 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.3%INC(I) 31.2%JNP 17.0%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.