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West Bengal · PC 22 · 1999
Calcutta North East
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Ajit Kumar Panja
AITC· NDA (NDA)
AITC 45.2%CPM 38.9%7 others 16.0%
Votes
2,97,491
45.2% share
Winning margin
41,574
6.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,58,631
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajit Kumar Panja |  AITCNDA (NDA) | 2,97,491 | 45.2% |
| 2 | Md. Salim | Left Front | 2,55,917 | 38.9% |
| 3 | Tapas Roy | INC | 84,516 | 12.8% |
| 4 | Sukhen Dolui | IND | 5,282 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Bali Karan Kori | 4,448 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Md. Salim | IND | 3,893 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Md. Ghaus Ali | 3,267 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Ashim Kumar Saha | IND | 2,143 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Samar Das | IND | 1,674 | 0.3% |
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 (30th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.9% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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30th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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38th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.2%CPM 38.9%INC 12.8%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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