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West Bengal · PC 40 · 1996
Katwa
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MAHABOOB ZAHEDI
CPM· United Front
CPM 50.5%INC 39.2%6 others 10.3%
Votes
4,75,264
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,06,202
11.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,41,801
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABOOB ZAHEDI | United Front | 4,75,264 | 50.5% |
| 2 | NURUL ISLAM | INC | 3,69,062 | 39.2% |
| 3 | SHIBA PRASAD ROY | BJP | 77,338 | 8.2% |
| 4 | GOPENATH BASKEY | United Front | 9,078 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PARESH BANERJEE | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,277 | 0.7% |
| 6 | GOPINATH MANDI | IND | 1,962 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SK. YOUNUSH RAHAMAN | IND | 1,464 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BRAHAMDEO NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 1,356 | 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.
Low turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 3.3% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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39th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC 39.2%BJP 8.2%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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