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West Bengal · PC 21 · 1998
Calcutta North West
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY
WBTC· NDA (NDA)
WBTC 49.1%CPM 33.2%12 others 17.8%
Votes
2,26,832
49.1% share
Winning margin
73,483
15.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,62,269
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | WBTC NDA (NDA) | 2,26,832 | 49.1% |
| 2 | SARALA MAHESWARI | Left Front | 1,53,349 | 33.2% |
| 3 | DEBIPRASAD PAL | INC | 75,047 | 16.2% |
| 4 | KANA RAM | 1,421 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | RAMEN PANDEY | IND | 1,393 | 0.3% |
| 6 | ABDUL SAMAD SARDAR | AIIC(S) | 845 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ASHOKE DUTTA | IND | 777 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GHOLAM MOHAMMAD | IND | 698 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NARAYAN SAHA | IND | 597 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOK PANDEY | 480 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | BIHARI LAL THALIA | IND | 323 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SULTAN AHMED TARAFDER | IND | 206 | 0.0% |
| 13 | AMAR NATH SEN | IND | 153 | 0.0% |
| 14 | INDRANIL COOMAR | IND | 148 | 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 (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WBTC 49.1%CPM 33.2%INC 16.2%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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