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West Bengal · PC 26 · 1998
Serampore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
AKBOR ALI KHANDOKER
WBTC· NDA (NDA)
WBTC 44.7%CPM 40.1%3 others 15.2%
Votes
4,39,269
44.7% share
Winning margin
44,611
4.5% of votes
Total votes cast
9,83,242
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKBOR ALI KHANDOKER | WBTC NDA (NDA) | 4,39,269 | 44.7% |
| 2 | SUDARSAN RAY CHAUDHURI | Left Front | 3,94,658 | 40.1% |
| 3 | PRADIP BHATTACHARYA | INC | 1,43,999 | 14.7% |
| 4 | ASHOKE ROY | LS | 4,064 | 0.4% |
| 5 | GOPAL SARKAR | IND | 1,252 | 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 (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.6% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WBTC 44.7%CPM 40.1%INC 14.7%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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