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West Bengal · PC 38 · 1989
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
HARADHAN ROY
CPM· National Front
CPM 49.6%INC 44.0%9 others 6.4%
Votes
3,74,281
49.6% share
Winning margin
42,237
5.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,54,774
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARADHAN ROY | National Front | 3,74,281 | 49.6% |
| 2 | PRADIP BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 3,32,044 | 44.0% |
| 3 | AMARNATH KESHRI | BJP | 21,077 | 2.8% |
| 4 | GANESH PAL | CPI(ML) | 12,096 | 1.6% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA PASWAN | 5,019 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | GHANTY MANIK | AMB | 3,035 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUDESH MURMU | IND | 2,471 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NARAYAN PANDIT | IND | 1,510 | 0.2% |
| 9 | G. K. SHARMA | IND | 1,506 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SAMBHUNATH RAJBHAR | 914 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | SAMIR KUMAR DEY | IND | 821 | 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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
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%
lowerhigher
22nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.6%INC 44.0%OTH 6.4%
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?
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