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West Bengal · PC 25 · 2013 by-election
Howrah
Winner — 2013 by-election
Prasun Banerjee
All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.7%CPM 41.9%11 others 13.5%
Votes
4,26,387
44.7% share
Winning margin
26,965
2.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,54,381
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasun Banerjee |  AITC | 4,26,387 | 44.7% |
| 2 | Sridip Bhattacharya | 3,99,422 | 41.9% | |
| 3 | Sanatan Mukherjee | 96,743 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Ranjan Paul | IND | 8,921 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Rajesh Prasad | IND | 7,491 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Gobordhan Manna | IUC | 2,862 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Goutam Kumar Mondal | IND | 2,571 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Mrityunjay Sarkar | IND | 2,023 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Jamal Ahmed | IND | 1,818 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Ranjita Singh | RJSP | 1,688 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Sudarsan Manna | SPI | 1,540 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Bapi Naskar | IND | 1,497 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Partha Seneti | IND | 1,418 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 2.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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40th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
26th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.7%CPM 41.9%INC 10.1%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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