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West Bengal · PC 10 · 1996
Berhampore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PRAMOTHES MUKHERJEE
RSP· United Front
RSP 48.8%INC 44.0%7 others 7.3%
Votes
4,49,656
48.8% share
Winning margin
44,357
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,22,076
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAMOTHES MUKHERJEE | United Front | 4,49,656 | 48.8% |
| 2 | SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY | INC | 4,05,299 | 44.0% |
| 3 | SUBHENDU BISWAS | BJP | 56,073 | 6.1% |
| 4 | NAIMUL HAQUE | IND | 2,886 | 0.3% |
| 5 | GOPAL DAS | IND | 2,225 | 0.2% |
| 6 | BADARUDDIN AMED |  MULUnited Front | 1,932 | 0.2% |
| 7 | HAJI MD.IDRIS | PBRML | 1,926 | 0.2% |
| 8 | CHITTA RANJAN SARKAR | AMB | 1,266 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KAJAL GOON | IND | 813 | 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 (29th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.5% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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29th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
32nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 48.8%INC 44.0%BJP 6.1%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
24 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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