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West Bengal · PC 23 · 1991
Calcutta South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
MAMATA BANERJEE (W)
INC· INC
INC 52.5%CPM 39.1%10 others 8.4%
Votes
3,67,896
52.5% share
Winning margin
93,663
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,01,290
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMATA BANERJEE (W) | INC | 3,67,896 | 52.5% |
| 2 | BIPLAB DAS GUPTA | Janata Dal | 2,74,233 | 39.1% |
| 3 | SOMRAJ DUTTA | BJP | 50,541 | 7.2% |
| 4 | ASHOK KR. ROY CHOWDHURY | IND | 1,958 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SUSHIL CHANDRA MAJUMDER | IND | 1,779 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PARIMAL KANTI RAY | 1,121 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | PRITI MAZUMDER (W) | IND | 877 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BANDANA BISWAS (W) | IND | 837 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HARI SHANKAR SAH | 792 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | RAJRANCHHOR CHAND BHANDARI | IND | 548 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BHAGWAN DAS NATHANY | HSS | 413 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ARUN GHOSH | IND | 295 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
41st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%CPM 39.1%BJP 7.2%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Kolkata, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
27 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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