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West Bengal · PC 29 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Arambagh
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
APARUPA PODDAR (AFRIN ALI)
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 44.2%BJP 44.1%8 others 11.8%
Votes
6,49,929
44.1% share
Winning margin
1,142
0.1% of votes
Total votes cast
14,71,981
Candidates
10
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APARUPA PODDAR (AFRIN ALI) |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 6,49,929 | 44.1% |
| 2 | TAPAN KUMAR RAY | NDA | 6,48,787 | 44.1% |
| 3 | SAKTI MOHAN MALIK | 1,00,520 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | JYOTI KUMARI DAS | 25,128 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 20,495 | 1.4% |
| 6 | BINAY KUMAR MALIK | RaJSP | 8,669 | 0.6% |
| 7 | CHITTARANJAN MALLICK | IND | 7,648 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SAMIR MITRA | 4,714 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | PROSANTA MALIK | SUCI(C) | 3,473 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JHANTU LAL PAKRE | BNARP | 2,618 | 0.2% |
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.1%BJP 44.1%CPM 6.8%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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