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West Bengal · PC 17 · 1998
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SAMIK LAHIRI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.0%WBTC 39.1%5 others 15.0%
Votes
4,05,048
46.0% share
Winning margin
60,956
6.9% of votes
Total votes cast
8,81,104
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMIK LAHIRI | Left Front | 4,05,048 | 46.0% |
| 2 | KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR | WBTC | 3,44,092 | 39.0% |
| 3 | DR MAYA GHOSE | INC | 1,24,335 | 14.1% |
| 4 | SAHADAT HOSSAIN JAMADER | IND | 3,210 | 0.4% |
| 5 | BECHU MANDAL | IND | 2,229 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RANENDRA KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 1,550 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SAMBHU MONDAL | IND | 640 | 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 (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.0%WBTC 39.0%INC 14.1%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
5 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.