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West Bengal · PC 37 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Durgapur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

PURNA CHANDRA MALIK
CPM· National Front
CPM 65.7%INC 28.9%6 others 5.4%
Votes
4,68,710
65.7% share
Winning margin
2,62,624
36.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,13,577
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNA CHANDRA MALIK
National Front
4,68,71065.7%
2
GOPAL MONDAL
INC
2,06,08628.9%
3
BYOM SANKAR RUIDAS
IND
12,7711.8%
4
NIKHIL KUMAR MONDAL
9,2471.3%
5
PARESH NATH DHIBAR
AMB
5,4670.8%
6
BHAKTADAS MANDAL
5,3540.8%
7
NIRMAL MANDAL
IND
4,4620.6%
8
KAKA JOGINDER SINGH URF. DHARTI PAKAD
IND
1,4800.2%

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.

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
36.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.4% · max 36.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
1st of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.7%INC 28.9%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%

Figures are for Bankura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%

What's nearby?

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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.

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