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West Bengal · PC 23 · 1999
Calcutta South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Mamata Banerjee
AITC· NDA (NDA)
AITC 58.3%CPM 31.7%8 others 10.1%
Votes
4,69,103
58.3% share
Winning margin
2,14,008
26.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,05,121
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamata Banerjee |  AITCNDA (NDA) | 4,69,103 | 58.3% |
| 2 | Subhankar Chakraborty | Left Front | 2,55,095 | 31.7% |
| 3 | Partha Roy Chowdhury | INC | 51,735 | 6.4% |
| 4 | Dr. Partha Sarathi Ghosh | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,186 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Md. Shahabuddin | 6,091 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Ranjan Kumar Das | IND | 5,841 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Murari Mohon Ghosh | IND | 4,512 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Priya Nath Banerjee | IND | 2,740 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Kabita Mukherjee | IND | 2,160 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Bandana Biswas | IND | 1,658 | 0.2% |
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 (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
41st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 58.3%CPM 31.7%INC 6.4%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Kolkata, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
27 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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