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West Bengal · PC 31 · 1996
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SUDHIR GIRI
CPM· United Front
CPM 48.7%INC 45.8%5 others 5.5%
Votes
3,97,028
48.7% share
Winning margin
24,042
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
8,15,106
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR GIRI | United Front | 3,97,028 | 48.7% |
| 2 | NITISH SENGUPTA | INC | 3,72,986 | 45.8% |
| 3 | AMALESH MISRA | BJP | 32,924 | 4.0% |
| 4 | NIKHILESH NANDA | IND | 7,317 | 0.9% |
| 5 | JOYTIRMOY MAITY | IND | 3,442 | 0.4% |
| 6 | ADHAR NAHAL | IND | 772 | 0.1% |
| 7 | GOUTAM PAHARI | IND | 637 | 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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.7%INC 45.8%OTH 5.5%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.