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West Bengal · PC 38 · 2004
Asansol
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Bikash Chowdhury
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.0%AITC 33.9%6 others 15.1%
Votes
3,69,832
51.0% share
Winning margin
1,24,318
17.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,25,198
Candidates
8
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total
AITC
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.4% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
7th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.0%AITC 33.9%INC 9.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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