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West Bengal · PC 28 · 2004

Arambagh

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

Anil Basu
CPM· Left Front
CPM 77.2%BJP 15.7%1 others 7.1%
Votes
7,44,464
77.2% share
Winning margin
5,92,502
61.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,64,840
Candidates
3
Seat history

0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Anil Basu
Left Front
7,44,46477.2%
2
Swapan Kumar Nandi
NDA
1,51,96215.8%
3
Datta Pradip
UPA
68,4147.1%

Average turnout (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
61.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 61.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
16th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 77.2%BJP 15.8%INC 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

A 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%

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.

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