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West Bengal · PC 29 · 1999
Panskura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Gita Mukherjee
CPI· Left Front
CPI 49.2%AITC 43.4%2 others 7.4%
Votes
4,01,431
49.2% share
Winning margin
46,858
5.7% of votes
Total votes cast
8,16,130
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gita Mukherjee | Left Front | 4,01,431 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Gouri Ghosh |  AITCNDA | 3,54,573 | 43.5% |
| 3 | Rajani Kanta Doloi | INC | 59,147 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Ajit Mallick | IND | 979 | 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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.2%AITC 43.5%INC 7.3%OTH 0.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.