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West Bengal · PC 16 · 2019
Dum Dum
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
SOUGATA RAY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.5%BJP 38.1%11 others 19.4%
Votes
5,12,062
42.5% share
Winning margin
53,002
4.4% of votes
Total votes cast
12,04,660
Candidates
13
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUGATA RAY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5,12,062 | 42.5% |
| 2 | SAMIK BHATTACHARYA | NDA | 4,59,060 | 38.1% |
| 3 | NEPALDEB BHATTACHARYA | 1,67,590 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | SAURAV SAHA | 29,097 | 2.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 14,491 | 1.2% |
| 6 | NARESH CHANDRA BARUI | 4,974 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SHANKAR DAS | CPIM | 4,379 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SATYA BRATA BANDYOPADHYAY | RaJSP | 2,964 | 0.3% |
| 9 | TARUN KUMAR DAS | SUCI(C) | 2,437 | 0.2% |
| 10 | INDRANIL BANERJEE | NDA | 2,395 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SUBIR DAS | NDPOI | 2,320 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JHUMA SAHA | PDS | 1,705 | 0.1% |
| 13 | AMIT SENGUPTA | RJNP | 1,186 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
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 42.5%BJP 38.1%CPM 13.9%OTH 4.3%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.47 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.