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West Bengal · PC 23 · 1996
Calcutta South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MAMATA BANERJEE
INC· INC
INC 52.5%CPM 40.1%11 others 7.3%
Votes
4,38,252
52.5% share
Winning margin
1,03,261
12.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,34,583
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMATA BANERJEE | INC | 4,38,252 | 52.5% |
| 2 | BHARATI MUKHERJEE | United Front | 3,34,991 | 40.1% |
| 3 | SANTI ROY | BJP | 45,066 | 5.4% |
| 4 | BULU CHATTERJEE | IND | 3,439 | 0.4% |
| 5 | SUSHIL CHANDRA MAJUMDAR | IND | 1,869 | 0.2% |
| 6 | D. GUHA | IND | 1,755 | 0.2% |
| 7 | TRIPTI DAS | IND | 1,589 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BANDANA BISWAS | IND | 1,572 | 0.2% |
| 9 | YASMEEN SEN GUPTA | AIIC(T) | 1,527 | 0.2% |
| 10 | LALITA SETH | IND | 1,482 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAMAGARDI YADAV | IND | 1,285 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BABLU DUTTA | IND | 958 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MURARI MOHAN GHOSH | IND | 798 | 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.
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
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 40.1%BJP 5.4%OTH 1.9%
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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