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West Bengal · PC 24 · 1998
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
DR BIKRAM SARKAR
WBTC· NDA (NDA)
WBTC 43.2%CPM 42.5%11 others 14.3%
Votes
4,37,224
43.2% share
Winning margin
6,535
0.7% of votes
Total votes cast
10,12,502
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR BIKRAM SARKAR | WBTC NDA (NDA) | 4,37,224 | 43.2% |
| 2 | SWADESH CHAKRABORTY | Left Front | 4,30,689 | 42.5% |
| 3 | AMBICA BANERJEE | INC | 1,34,787 | 13.3% |
| 4 | PROF DR SUSHEN MONDAL | IND | 1,794 | 0.2% |
| 5 | RANJIT CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,339 | 0.1% |
| 6 | MD SHAFI ALAM | IND | 1,263 | 0.1% |
| 7 | ALOKE BARMAN | IND | 1,178 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MUHAMMAD YAKUB | IND | 1,152 | 0.1% |
| 9 | AMAR NATH OJHA | IND | 1,123 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHRIKANT UPADHYAY | IND | 699 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ALOKE BANERJEE | IND | 514 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BIMAN CHANDRA ROY | IND | 447 | 0.0% |
| 13 | NANDALAL SHOW | IND | 293 | 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.
Low turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
42nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WBTC 43.2%CPM 42.5%INC 13.3%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.