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West Bengal · PC 23 · 2004
Calcutta South
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Mamata Banerjee
AITC· NDA (NDA)
AITC 50.9%CPM 38.2%9 others 10.9%
Votes
3,93,561
50.9% share
Winning margin
98,429
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,72,742
Candidates
11
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamata Banerjee |  AITCNDA (NDA) | 3,93,561 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Rabin Deb | Left Front | 2,95,132 | 38.2% |
| 3 | Nafisa Ali | UPA | 60,377 | 7.8% |
| 4 | Sujit Kumar Roy | IND | 4,782 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Kusha Ram | 4,431 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Bandana Das | IND | 4,130 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Mukul Paul | IND | 2,524 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Ranjit Banerjee | IND | 2,306 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Barnali Mukherjee | IND | 2,258 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Santu Mukherjee | IND | 1,708 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Bhusan Mondal | IND | 1,533 | 0.2% |
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
41st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.9%CPM 38.2%INC 7.8%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A 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%
Figures are for Kolkata, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
27 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.