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West Bengal · PC 16 · 2014
Dum Dum
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SAUGATA ROY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.7%CPM 29.0%8 others 28.3%
Votes
4,83,244
42.7% share
Winning margin
1,54,934
13.7% of votes
Total votes cast
11,32,644
Candidates
10
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUGATA ROY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,83,244 | 42.7% |
| 2 | ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA | Left Front | 3,28,310 | 29.0% |
| 3 | TAPAN SIKDAR | NDA | 2,54,819 | 22.5% |
| 4 | DHANANJAY (SHAKTI) MOITRA | UPA | 34,116 | 3.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 16,837 | 1.5% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUNDU | PDS | 4,823 | 0.4% |
| 7 | NARENDRA NATH GHOSH (NAREN GHOSH) | 4,077 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | SUKHA RANJAN BANIK | IND | 3,256 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SATYABRATA BANDYOPADHYAY | RaJSP | 1,618 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SIKHA SEN ROY | CPIM | 1,544 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.4% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
38th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.7%CPM 29.0%BJP 22.5%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.71 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.