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West Bengal · PC 38 · 1980
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 42.9%CPM 40.6%8 others 16.5%
Votes
1,75,703
42.9% share
Winning margin
9,652
2.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,09,476
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,75,703 | 42.9% |
| 2 | ROBIN SEN | Left Front | 1,66,051 | 40.5% |
| 3 | MITRA GOPIKARANJAN (DR. G.R. MITRA) | Janata / Lok Dal | 27,222 | 6.7% |
| 4 | PRADIP KUMAR BHATTACHARYYA | 9,415 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | BADAL BOURI | IND | 8,460 | 2.1% |
| 6 | JOY SHANKAR CHOWDHURY | IND | 6,190 | 1.5% |
| 7 | DOMAN PRASAD BHUIYAN | 5,749 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | GHANTY MANIK | IND | 5,070 | 1.2% |
| 9 | MAHADEB MUKHERJEE | IND | 3,456 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD MOSLEN KHAN | IND | 2,160 | 0.5% |
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High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.4% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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7th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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22nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 42.9%CPM 40.5%JNP 6.7%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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