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West Bengal · PC 24 · 1989
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
SUSHANTA CHAKARBORTY
CPM· National Front
CPM 48.6%INC 48.5%18 others 2.9%
Votes
3,97,138
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,432
0.2% of votes
Total votes cast
8,16,667
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHANTA CHAKARBORTY | National Front | 3,97,138 | 48.6% |
| 2 | PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSHI | INC | 3,95,706 | 48.5% |
| 3 | MOLLA ZAHURUL | MIM | 4,168 | 0.5% |
| 4 | ASIS KUMAR NANDI | IND | 3,951 | 0.5% |
| 5 | MANZURUL MANNAN | 2,041 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | ANIL BARAN DAS | AMB | 2,006 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ASOKE CHAKRABORTY | IND | 1,829 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PARTHA PRATIM BANERJEE | IND | 1,758 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RANJIT CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,096 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SWAPAN PAROI | IND | 928 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ASHOKE CHATTERJEE | IND | 900 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BHAB SHILPI GOPAL DEY | IND | 871 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SUBRATA DHAR | IND | 791 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJENDRA PRASAD KUSHA | 571 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | PROBIR PAUL | IND | 558 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DURGA DAS KARAR | IND | 526 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SUBHASIS MITRA | IND | 507 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DHARAM PAL SINGH | IND | 451 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAM LAL CHOUDHURY | IND | 441 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MD. ALIMUDDIN | IND | 430 | 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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
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 48.6%INC 48.5%OTH 2.9%
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?
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