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West Bengal · PC 20 · 2004
Dum Dum
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Amitava Nandy
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.6%BJP 41.7%6 others 8.6%
Votes
6,19,325
49.6% share
Winning margin
98,252
7.9% of votes
Total votes cast
12,48,360
Candidates
8
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total
Average turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
12th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.6%BJP 41.7%INC 6.2%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A 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?
37 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.