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West Bengal · PC 25 · 2014
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
PRASUN BANERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 43.4%CPM 25.9%14 others 30.7%
Votes
4,88,461
43.4% share
Winning margin
1,96,956
17.5% of votes
Total votes cast
11,25,399
Candidates
16
Seat history
2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASUN BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,88,461 | 43.4% |
| 2 | SRIDIP BHATTACHARYA | Left Front | 2,91,505 | 25.9% |
| 3 | GEORGE BAKER | NDA | 2,48,120 | 22.1% |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY | UPA | 63,254 | 5.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,929 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SONIA DAS | IND | 4,441 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHIB CHANDRA RAM | 3,241 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | GOBARDDHAN MANNA | IUC | 2,680 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DINESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 2,343 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SURAJ NARAYAN SINGH | 2,186 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | SANJIB SARKAR | IND | 2,105 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MRITYUNJAY SARKAR | IND | 2,034 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SOUMITRA SENGUPTA | 1,814 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | SAJAL KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,572 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MOHAMMAD SIRAJUDDIN SEKH | GaAP | 1,079 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUKUMAR BARAL | BMUP | 635 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 2.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
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 43.4%CPM 25.9%BJP 22.1%INC 5.6%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A 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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