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West Bengal · PC 22 · 1998
Calcutta North East
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
AJIT KUMAR PANJA
WBTC· NDA (NDA)
WBTC 47.1%CPM 37.3%9 others 15.6%
Votes
3,10,361
47.1% share
Winning margin
64,872
9.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,58,932
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | WBTC NDA (NDA) | 3,10,361 | 47.1% |
| 2 | PRASANTA CHATTERJEE | Left Front | 2,45,489 | 37.3% |
| 3 | SADHAN PANDE | INC | 94,024 | 14.3% |
| 4 | AJIT DAS | IND | 1,986 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SHARAD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,725 | 0.3% |
| 6 | FEROZ AHMED | IND | 1,368 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SWAPAN SARKAR | IND | 1,278 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BRIJ BHUSHAN SHARMA | IND | 925 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ANJALI RAKSHIT | IND | 769 | 0.1% |
| 10 | TARAPADA HALDER | IND | 572 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MD SHAHID IQBAL | IND | 435 | 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 (30th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.9% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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30th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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38th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WBTC 47.1%CPM 37.3%INC 14.3%OTH 1.4%
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?
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