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West Bengal · PC 32 · 1998
Midnapore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI· Left Front
CPI 52.7%BJP 20.6%5 others 26.6%
Votes
4,52,671
52.8% share
Winning margin
2,75,519
32.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,58,210
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | Left Front | 4,52,671 | 52.8% |
| 2 | DUTTA MANORANJAN | NDA | 1,77,152 | 20.6% |
| 3 | DR NITISH SENGUPTA | WBTC | 1,31,352 | 15.3% |
| 4 | SATISH CHANDRA JANA | INC | 90,737 | 10.6% |
| 5 | SHEIK ABU BAKAR | IND | 3,448 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KALIPADA TUDU | JKP | 1,702 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GAJEN NAYAK | AMB | 1,148 | 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 (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 3.4% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.8%BJP 20.6%WBTC 15.3%INC 10.6%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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