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West Bengal · PC 22 · 1996
Calcutta North East
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
AJIT KUMAR PANJA
INC· INC
INC 52.0%CPM 41.9%10 others 6.1%
Votes
3,35,855
52.0% share
Winning margin
64,985
10.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,46,065
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 3,35,855 | 52.0% |
| 2 | DIPEN GHOSH | United Front | 2,70,870 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SUBHAS MAITRA | BJP | 33,246 | 5.2% |
| 4 | TAPAN KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 2,094 | 0.3% |
| 5 | HARI NARAYAN RAY | IND | 998 | 0.1% |
| 6 | TIWARI SALIL KUMAR | AIIC(T) | 616 | 0.1% |
| 7 | UDAI PRATAP SINGH | IND | 611 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SUBHAS DHAR | IND | 541 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RADHESHYAM YADAV | IND | 429 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAYANTA BHOWMICK | IND | 292 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AGARWAL MOHANLAL | IND | 278 | 0.0% |
| 12 | ACHINTA JANA | IND | 235 | 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 (30th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.9% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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30th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%CPM 41.9%BJP 5.2%OTH 0.9%
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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