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West Bengal · PC 31 · 2004

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Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

Prasanta Pradhan
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.1%AITC 43.8%4 others 6.1%
Votes
4,64,743
50.1% share
Winning margin
59,190
6.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,26,774
Candidates
6
Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Prasanta Pradhan
Left Front
4,64,74350.1%
2
Nitish Sengupta
AITC
4,05,55343.8%
3
Kshitindra Mohan Sahoo
UPA
26,0102.8%
4
Jiban Das
IND
11,7071.3%
5
Adhar Chandra Nahal
IND
9,6761.0%
6
Asalata Majumdar
9,0851.0%

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.1%AITC 43.8%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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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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