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West Bengal · PC 26 · 1989
Serampore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
SUDARSAN RAY CHOWDHURI
CPM· National Front
CPM 53.0%INC 44.8%4 others 2.2%
Votes
4,26,994
53.0% share
Winning margin
66,458
8.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,05,291
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSAN RAY CHOWDHURI | National Front | 4,26,994 | 53.0% |
| 2 | BIMAL KANTI GHOSH | INC | 3,60,536 | 44.8% |
| 3 | DWARKA PRASAD | BJP | 11,530 | 1.4% |
| 4 | KAIRI BISARJAN | IND | 2,967 | 0.4% |
| 5 | AMAR CHOWDHURY | IND | 1,928 | 0.2% |
| 6 | BHARSHI SHARMA | 1,336 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.6% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.0%INC 44.8%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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