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West Bengal · PC 20 · 1991
Dum Dum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE
CPM· Janata Dal
CPM 46.1%INC 35.3%6 others 18.6%
Votes
4,46,564
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,04,865
10.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,68,968
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | Janata Dal | 4,46,564 | 46.1% |
| 2 | LAL BAHADUR SINGH | INC | 3,41,699 | 35.3% |
| 3 | MONOHAR (AICH BISWASRI) | BJP | 1,63,070 | 16.8% |
| 4 | JAI HIND RAM | 6,121 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | TILAK GANGULY | JP | 4,857 | 0.5% |
| 6 | UDAY SANKAR GHOSH | 3,427 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | RAMJI SHARMA | 2,044 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | PRADIP CHAKROBORTY | IND | 1,186 | 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.
Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
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12th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
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23rd of 42How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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31st of 42How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.1%INC 35.3%BJP 16.8%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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