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West Bengal · PC 38 · 1998
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
BIKASH CHOWDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 41.1%WBTC 38.1%6 others 20.8%
Votes
3,55,382
41.1% share
Winning margin
26,149
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
8,64,840
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKASH CHOWDHURY | Left Front | 3,55,382 | 41.1% |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR GHAATAK (MOLOY GHAATAK) | WBTC | 3,29,233 | 38.1% |
| 3 | AHLUWALIA S S | INC | 1,10,618 | 12.8% |
| 4 | SOHRAB ALI | 43,643 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | SUNIL PAL | IND | 9,345 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MANIK BAURI | 8,386 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | JYOTIRMOY MAITI | SJP(R) | 7,106 | 0.8% |
| 8 | GANES CHANDRA SARKAR | IND | 1,127 | 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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.4% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
7th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.1%WBTC 38.1%INC 12.8%RJD 5.0%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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