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West Bengal · PC 37 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Durgapur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
PURNA CHANDRA MALIK
CPM· Janata Dal
CPM 55.3%INC 30.7%5 others 13.9%
Votes
4,15,011
55.4% share
Winning margin
1,84,616
24.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,49,796
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA CHANDRA MALIK | Janata Dal | 4,15,011 | 55.4% |
| 2 | BHAGABAT MAJI | INC | 2,30,395 | 30.7% |
| 3 | BYOM SNAKAR RUIDAS | BJP | 85,806 | 11.4% |
| 4 | PRAFULLA KR. MONDAL | 5,990 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | ASIT MONDAL | IND | 5,408 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BHAKTA DAS MONDAL | 4,835 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | DEBABRATA BAG | 2,351 | 0.3% |
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
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.4% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
1st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.4%INC 30.7%BJP 11.4%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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