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West Bengal · PC 10 · 1998
Berhampore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
PROMOTHES MUKHERJEE
RSP· Left Front
RSP 44.5%BJP 30.2%3 others 25.3%
Votes
3,85,979
44.5% share
Winning margin
1,23,369
14.2% of votes
Total votes cast
8,68,246
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROMOTHES MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 3,85,979 | 44.5% |
| 2 | COLONEL (RETD) SABYASACHI BAGCHI | NDA | 2,62,610 | 30.3% |
| 3 | PRODIP MAZUMDER | INC | 1,88,985 | 21.8% |
| 4 | ABDUS SUKUR |  MUL | 29,888 | 3.4% |
| 5 | KANAN KUMAR SAHA | IND | 784 | 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.
Average turnout (29th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.5% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
29th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
32nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 44.5%BJP 30.3%INC 21.8%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
24 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.