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West Bengal · PC 30 · 1998
Tamluk
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.2%WBTC 41.8%3 others 7.0%
Votes
4,77,516
51.2% share
Winning margin
87,952
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,31,997
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH | Left Front | 4,77,516 | 51.2% |
| 2 | NIRMALENDU BHATTACHERJEE | WBTC | 3,89,564 | 41.8% |
| 3 | JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA | INC | 56,538 | 6.1% |
| 4 | ASUTOSH SAMANTA | IND | 7,542 | 0.8% |
| 5 | ANANTA KUMAR PAUL | AJBP | 837 | 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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
3rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.2%WBTC 41.8%INC 6.1%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
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
11 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.