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West Bengal · PC 29 · 1996
Panskura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
GEETA MUKHERJEE
CPI· United Front
CPI 54.8%INC 41.4%6 others 3.8%
Votes
4,55,414
54.8% share
Winning margin
1,11,388
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,30,707
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEETA MUKHERJEE | United Front | 4,55,414 | 54.8% |
| 2 | PADMA KHASTGIR | INC | 3,44,026 | 41.4% |
| 3 | AMITABH NAYAK | BJP | 15,563 | 1.9% |
| 4 | DURGA PADA HANSDA | IND | 9,265 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RABINDRA KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 3,794 | 0.5% |
| 6 | PURSHOTTAM UPADHYAY | IND | 930 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SUBHAS PRAKASH PAL | AMB | 891 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SK. MANORAY ALI |  MULUnited Front | 824 | 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.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 54.8%INC 41.4%OTH 3.8%
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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