Back to 2004 map
West Bengal · PC 29 · 2004
Panskura
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Gurudas Dasgupta
CPI· Left Front
CPI 61.9%AITC 30.0%1 others 8.1%
Votes
5,41,513
61.9% share
Winning margin
2,79,478
32.0% of votes
Total votes cast
8,74,554
Candidates
3
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total
AITC
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 61.9%AITC 30.0%INC 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.