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West Bengal · PC 17 · 2004
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Samik Lahiri
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.5%AITC 33.1%10 others 15.4%
Votes
4,30,890
51.5% share
Winning margin
1,53,784
18.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,36,540
Candidates
12
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samik Lahiri | Left Front | 4,30,890 | 51.5% |
| 2 | Saugata Roy |  AITC | 2,77,106 | 33.1% |
| 3 | Daulat Ali Sheikh | UPA | 92,859 | 11.1% |
| 4 | Sekh Nasir Uddin | IND | 8,427 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Abdur Rauf Baidya | IND | 5,559 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Zameerul Hasan | INL | 4,455 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Mainuddin Chisty | IND | 4,001 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Dr. Dhiren Mondal | 3,664 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | Bechu Mondal | IND | 3,411 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Mala Banerjee | JUM | 2,592 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Sekh Nazrul Islam | 2,139 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | Amit Sundar Purkait | IND | 1,437 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.5%AITC 33.1%INC 11.1%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.