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West Bengal · PC 32 · 1996
Midnapore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI· United Front
CPI 56.3%INC 32.0%14 others 11.7%
Votes
4,88,569
56.3% share
Winning margin
2,10,649
24.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,67,936
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | United Front | 4,88,569 | 56.3% |
| 2 | D P ROY | INC | 2,77,920 | 32.0% |
| 3 | MANORANJAN DATTA | BJP | 58,751 | 6.8% |
| 4 | SUDEB BANPRASTHI | IND | 9,290 | 1.1% |
| 5 | NABA KUMAR SHAU | AMB | 7,828 | 0.9% |
| 6 | DILIP MAITI | IND | 7,286 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JATIN PRATIHAR | JKP(N) | 7,008 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DEBASHISH KONAR | IND | 2,313 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHACHIN MAHATO | HJKP | 2,305 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SARIF MOLLICK |  MULUnited Front | 1,831 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PRABHAKAR MAHATO | JKP | 1,721 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PADMA LOCHAN ROY | 1,046 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | AJIT KUMAR MAITY | IND | 772 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VIVEK KUMAR BADERIA | IND | 742 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUSHIL KUMAR | IND | 294 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SATYANARAYAN KOTHOYALA | IND | 260 | 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.
Average turnout (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 3.4% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.3%INC 32.0%BJP 6.8%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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