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West Bengal · PC 4 · 1998
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ANANDA PATHAK
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.8%INC 25.2%6 others 30.0%
Votes
2,80,589
44.8% share
Winning margin
1,22,556
19.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,26,969
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANDA PATHAK | Left Front | 2,80,589 | 44.8% |
| 2 | PRASANTA NANDY | INC | 1,58,033 | 25.2% |
| 3 | DAWA NURBULA | WBTC | 1,14,688 | 18.3% |
| 4 | R B RAI | IND | 51,681 | 8.2% |
| 5 | PARESH RAY | IND | 12,609 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SURJIT RASAILY | 3,727 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | L B PARIYAR | IND | 3,048 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MATIUR RAHMAN | IND | 2,594 | 0.4% |
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 (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
37th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.8%INC 25.2%WBTC 18.3%IND 8.2%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
Figures are for Darjiling, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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