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West Bengal · PC 32 · 2014
Ghatal
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.2%CPI 31.1%9 others 18.8%
Votes
6,85,696
50.2% share
Winning margin
2,60,891
19.1% of votes
Total votes cast
13,66,909
Candidates
11
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 6,85,696 | 50.2% |
| 2 | SANTOSH RANA | Left Front | 4,24,805 | 31.1% |
| 3 | MANAS RANJAN BHUNIA | UPA | 1,23,128 | 9.0% |
| 4 | MD. ALAM | NDA | 94,842 | 6.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 14,418 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ANJAN JANA | 8,080 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | GOUTAM KOURI | AMB | 5,547 | 0.4% |
| 8 | GOPAL MONDAL | IND | 4,498 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GOPAL MURMU | JHAP | 2,154 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GOBARDHAN GHOSH | RaJSP | 1,983 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GANGARAM SASMAL | PDS | 1,758 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 3.4% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
10th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.2%CPI 31.1%INC 9.0%BJP 6.9%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
35 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.