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West Bengal · PC 25 · 2024
Howrah
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
PRASUN BANERJEE
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 49.2%BJP 35.9%13 others 14.9%
Votes
6,26,493
49.3% share
Winning margin
1,69,442
13.3% of votes
Total votes cast
12,72,558
Candidates
15
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASUN BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 6,26,493 | 49.3% |
| 2 | DR RATHIN CHAKRAVARTY | NDA | 4,57,051 | 35.9% |
| 3 | SABYASACHI CHATTERJEE | CPI(M) INDIA bloc | 1,52,005 | 11.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 10,084 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PALASH BACHAR | 6,354 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | SEIKH SAKIRUL ISLAM | IND | 5,271 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHIWA MALLICK | IND | 3,220 | 0.3% |
| 8 | UTTAM CHATTERJEE | 2,325 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | SHAMPA DAS | BNARP | 2,065 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RATHIN GANGULY | IND | 1,887 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PRASUN LAHIRI | IND | 1,326 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAJESH KUMAR PRASAD | AIAM | 1,272 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ADARSHA MONDAL | IND | 945 | 0.1% |
| 14 | AJAZ AHMED ANSARI | IND | 857 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TAPAS BARUI | IND | 641 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
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 49.3%BJP 35.9%CPI(M) 11.9%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.60 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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