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West Bengal · PC 30 · 1996
Tamluk
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA
INC· INC
INC 48.7%CPM 47.8%5 others 3.5%
Votes
4,50,473
48.7% share
Winning margin
7,910
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,25,515
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA | INC | 4,50,473 | 48.7% |
| 2 | SETH LAKSHMAN CHANDRA | United Front | 4,42,563 | 47.8% |
| 3 | SASWATI BAG | BJP | 19,475 | 2.1% |
| 4 | ASHUTOSH SAMANTA | IND | 10,330 | 1.1% |
| 5 | ANANTA KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,029 | 0.1% |
| 6 | MUKTINATH BAG | IND | 976 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SHISHIR KUMAR PANDA | IND | 669 | 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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
3rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%CPM 47.8%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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