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West Bengal · PC 21 · 2014
Diamond Harbour
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
ABHISHEK BANERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 40.3%CPM 34.7%15 others 25.0%
Votes
5,08,481
40.3% share
Winning margin
71,298
5.7% of votes
Total votes cast
12,61,296
Candidates
17
Seat history
2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABHISHEK BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5,08,481 | 40.3% |
| 2 | DR. ABUL HASNAT | Left Front | 4,37,183 | 34.7% |
| 3 | ABHIJIT DAS (BOBBY) | NDA | 2,00,858 | 15.9% |
| 4 | MD. QAMRUZZAMAN QAMAR | UPA | 63,047 | 5.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 10,657 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SUDIP KUMAR SAHA | IND | 8,740 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SOUGATA GHOSH | IND | 6,634 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SAILEN SADHUKHAN | IND | 6,633 | 0.5% |
| 9 | BECHU MONDAL | IND | 3,607 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NAZMA YASMEEN | WPOI | 3,272 | 0.3% |
| 11 | DILIP KUMAR MANDAL | 2,892 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | AJAY GHOSH | 2,529 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | JAYNAL ABEDIN MONDAL | UPA | 1,856 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BIJAN MAJUMDER | IND | 1,348 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SAMIR PUTATUNDA | PDS | 1,322 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HABIBUR RAHAMAN MOLLA | RJNP | 1,260 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ALOK SEN | IND | 977 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.7% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
18th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 40.3%CPM 34.7%BJP 15.9%INC 5.0%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 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.