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West Bengal · PC 24 · 1999
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Swadesh Chakraborty
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.0%AITC 39.4%16 others 10.6%
Votes
4,90,537
50.0% share
Winning margin
1,03,449
10.5% of votes
Total votes cast
9,81,399
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Left Front | 4,90,537 | 50.0% |
| 2 | Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar |  AITCNDA | 3,87,088 | 39.4% |
| 3 | Dr.Subhash Chandra Bandyopadhyay | INC | 90,592 | 9.2% |
| 4 | Astogopal Mondal | IND | 3,214 | 0.3% |
| 5 | Bijay Kumar Singh | 2,952 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Ram Bilas Prasad | 1,605 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | Ashok Kumar Agarwal | 908 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | Bechan Lal Chaudhury | IND | 869 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Shyam Bihari Singh | 824 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | Bijay Singh | IND | 729 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Debendra Kumar Sonkar | IND | 468 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Asoke Roy | IND | 438 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Ranjit Chatterjee | IND | 271 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Samar Mondal | IND | 200 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Prasanta Kumar Mahato | IND | 196 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Rajendra Prasad | 195 | 0.0% | |
| 17 | Shekh Alauddin Raj | IND | 193 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Sushil Bagani | IND | 120 | 0.0% |
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Low turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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42nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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14th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.0%AITC 39.4%INC 9.2%OTH 1.3%
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%
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?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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