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West Bengal · PC 23 · 2014
Kolkata Dakshin
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SUBRATA BAKSHI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 37.0%BJP 25.3%14 others 37.7%
Votes
4,31,715
37.0% share
Winning margin
1,36,339
11.7% of votes
Total votes cast
11,67,986
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA BAKSHI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,31,715 | 37.0% |
| 2 | TATHAGATA ROY | NDA | 2,95,376 | 25.3% |
| 3 | NANDINI MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 2,78,414 | 23.8% |
| 4 | MALA ROY | UPA | 1,13,453 | 9.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 19,511 | 1.7% |
| 6 | OMPRAKASH PRAJAPATI | 4,564 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | ASHOKE BISWAS | IND | 4,335 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ZUBAIR RABBANI | 3,994 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | K. P. MD. SHARIF | UPA | 3,776 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHAMALI DAS | IND | 3,356 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HITANGSHU BANERJEE | AMB | 2,921 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BADRI MONDAL | IND | 1,844 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MD. HESHAMUDDIN | WPOI | 1,554 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SYED MD WASIM RAZA | AIMF | 1,195 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KARAN SINGH | IJP | 1,103 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAVEENDRAN. T.P (RAVI PALOOR) | CPIM | 875 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
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 37.0%BJP 25.3%CPM 23.8%INC 9.7%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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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