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West Bengal · PC 22 · 2004
Calcutta North East
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Md. Salim
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.0%AITC 37.0%8 others 13.0%
Votes
2,84,427
50.0% share
Winning margin
73,780
13.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,68,885
Candidates
10
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Salim | Left Front | 2,84,427 | 50.0% |
| 2 | Ajit Kumar Panja (250, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata-700 006) |  AITC | 2,10,647 | 37.0% |
| 3 | Indira Mukherjee ( Moushumi Chatterjee) | UPA | 56,449 | 9.9% |
| 4 | Ajit Kumar Panja ( Mamudpur, P.s- Chandrakona, Ghatal, West Medinipur) | IND | 4,792 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Pintu Kundu | IND | 4,180 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Debojyoti Basu | IND | 2,626 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Chandra Prakash Dubey | 2,226 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | Mahua Roy | IND | 1,311 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Angshuman Paul | IND | 1,309 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Imtiaz Ahmed | IND | 918 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (30th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.9% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
30th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.0%AITC 37.0%INC 9.9%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 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?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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