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West Bengal · PC 27 · 1996
Hooghly
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RUPCHAND PAL
CPM· United Front
CPM 49.3%INC 45.1%7 others 5.6%
Votes
4,52,353
49.3% share
Winning margin
38,497
4.2% of votes
Total votes cast
9,17,460
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUPCHAND PAL | United Front | 4,52,353 | 49.3% |
| 2 | GOURI SANKAR BANERJEE | INC | 4,13,856 | 45.1% |
| 3 | BISWANATH GHOSH | BJP | 37,812 | 4.1% |
| 4 | BAIDYANATH TUDU | United Front | 6,646 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MANTU DEBNATH | 2,389 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | MRITYUNJOY MALLICK | IND | 1,464 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GORA CHAND AUDDY | IND | 1,260 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RAM BALI SINGH | IND | 1,126 | 0.1% |
| 9 | GOUTAM DAS | IND | 554 | 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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 29.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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32nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.3%INC 45.1%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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