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West Bengal · PC 25 · 2019
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Prasun Banerjee
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.2%BJP 38.7%18 others 14.1%
Votes
5,76,711
47.2% share
Winning margin
1,03,695
8.5% of votes
Total votes cast
12,22,293
Candidates
20
Seat history
4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasun Banerjee |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5,76,711 | 47.2% |
| 2 | Rantidev Sengupta | NDA | 4,73,016 | 38.7% |
| 3 | Sumitro Adhikary | 1,05,547 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | SUVRA GHOSH | 32,107 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | SEKHAR MONDAL | IND | 6,447 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,337 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL | IND | 3,949 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SISIR SAMANTA | IND | 3,555 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHYAM PRASAD RAM | IND | 2,028 | 0.2% |
| 10 | CHANDRA SEKHAR JHA | NDA | 1,840 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GAUTAM KUMAR SHAW | PUJP | 1,379 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Debasish Mandal | IND | 1,347 | 0.1% |
| 13 | IMTIAZ AHMED MOLLAH | IND | 1,323 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PANKAJ GAR | IND | 1,179 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Md. Shanawaz | SUCI(C) | 1,120 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KASHI NATH MALICK | IND | 1,014 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Kanai Sit | IND | 1,003 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ASHRAF ALI | IND | 975 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Sudarsan Manna | STPI | 730 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Samir Mondal | IND | 686 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.5%
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 47.2%BJP 38.7%CPM 8.6%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 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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