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West Bengal · PC 23 · 2009
Kolkata Dakshin
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
MAMATA BANERJEE
AITC· UPA (UPA)
AITC 57.2%CPM 35.4%11 others 7.4%
Votes
5,76,045
57.2% share
Winning margin
2,19,571
21.8% of votes
Total votes cast
10,07,225
Candidates
13
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMATA BANERJEE |  AITCUPA (UPA) | 5,76,045 | 57.2% |
| 2 | RABIN DEB | Left Front | 3,56,474 | 35.4% |
| 3 | JYOTSNA BANERJEE | NDA | 39,744 | 4.0% |
| 4 | PARESH CHANDRA ROY | 6,745 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | YUSUF JAMAL SIDDIQUE | IND | 6,042 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ASIF MD. |  MULUPA | 5,896 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 4,091 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NISHAT KHAN | IND | 2,923 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BARNALI MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 2,623 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ARUN BISWAS | IND | 1,984 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PIJUSH BANERJEE | IND | 1,674 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JAYANTA DATTA | IND | 1,512 | 0.1% |
| 13 | LEELA HANS | IJP | 1,472 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.8%
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 57.2%CPM 35.4%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 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.