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West Bengal · PC 28 · 1989
Arambagh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
ANIL BASU
CPM· National Front
CPM 52.8%INC 44.8%3 others 2.4%
Votes
4,23,062
52.8% share
Winning margin
64,498
8.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,00,873
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL BASU | National Front | 4,23,062 | 52.8% |
| 2 | SK HASAN IMAM | INC | 3,58,564 | 44.8% |
| 3 | NIKUNJA JANA | AMB | 10,541 | 1.3% |
| 4 | CHANDI DUTT | IND | 6,745 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR NAVIK | 1,961 | 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 (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 61.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
16th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.8%INC 44.8%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
32 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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