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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1996
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
DEBI PROSAD PAL
INC· INC
INC 48.3%JD 33.6%26 others 18.1%
Votes
2,12,637
48.3% share
Winning margin
64,951
14.8% of votes
Total votes cast
4,40,124
Candidates
28
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBI PROSAD PAL | INC | 2,12,637 | 48.3% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL BHATTACHERJEE | United Front | 1,47,686 | 33.6% |
| 3 | AMAL DUTTA | BJP | 59,395 | 13.5% |
| 4 | HIMADRI BHUSAN KALI | IND | 4,374 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KANARAM | IND | 1,903 | 0.4% |
| 6 | TAPAN SEAL | IND | 1,691 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RENA GHOSH | IND | 1,171 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SASANKA SAHA | IND | 1,061 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SADANAND SHARMA | IND | 967 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BIMALKUMAR BILOTIA | IND | 954 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SAJAL BARDHAN | SMP | 710 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RANJIT KUMAR ROY | 684 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | VIDYA SAGAR TIWARI | AIIC(T) | 623 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BARUN GOSWAMI | IND | 621 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NIRMAL ROY | IND | 610 | 0.1% |
| 16 | LAKSHMI NARAYAN NIMANI | IND | 603 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MD. MANIRUDDIN TALIB | IND | 535 | 0.1% |
| 18 | KISHAN LAL SANGANERIA | IND | 531 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KALI NATH SINGH | IND | 460 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAMENDRA PANDEY | IND | 455 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAM CHHABILA SHAHI | IND | 428 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SANJIB KARMAKAR | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SAMIR KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 360 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BIHARI LAL THALIA | IND | 339 | 0.1% |
| 25 | TARAK BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 305 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SARAFF LOK NATH | IND | 284 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAMESH SINGH | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
| 28 | TIRTHANKAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 102 | 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.
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%JD 33.6%BJP 13.5%OTH 4.6%
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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