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West Bengal · PC 24 · 1996
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSI
INC· INC
INC 47.9%CPM 44.4%18 others 7.8%
Votes
4,59,059
47.9% share
Winning margin
33,931
3.5% of votes
Total votes cast
9,58,540
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSI | INC | 4,59,059 | 47.9% |
| 2 | SUSANTA CHAKRABORTY | United Front | 4,25,128 | 44.4% |
| 3 | ASHISH RAY | BJP | 58,367 | 6.1% |
| 4 | PROBIR PAUL | IND | 2,870 | 0.3% |
| 5 | RABINDRA NATH GHOSAL | IND | 2,178 | 0.2% |
| 6 | MD. YAKUB | IND | 1,450 | 0.1% |
| 7 | MANJURUL MANNAN | IND | 1,388 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RANJIT CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,269 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ANIL BARAN DAS | AMB | 1,027 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SEKH ABDUL MOMIN | IND | 959 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KAILASH OJHA | IND | 835 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAMBILAS PROSAD | IND | 724 | 0.1% |
| 13 | AMITABH BOSE | IND | 593 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DAB SILPI GOPAL DEY | IND | 552 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PROBIR KUMAR DAS | IND | 518 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHAILESH KUMAR PANDEY | IND | 366 | 0.0% |
| 17 | SALIL CHATTERJEE | IND | 348 | 0.0% |
| 18 | PANKAJ MALLICK | IND | 319 | 0.0% |
| 19 | RAJESH KUMAR BHUTRA | IND | 303 | 0.0% |
| 20 | DULAL MAL | IND | 287 | 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.
Low turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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42nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%CPM 44.4%BJP 6.1%OTH 1.7%
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%
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?
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