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West Bengal · PC 32 · 2024

Ghatal

Winner — Lok Sabha 2024

ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 52.3%BJP 40.9%6 others 6.8%
Votes
8,37,990
52.4% share
Winning margin
1,82,868
11.4% of votes
Total votes cast
16,02,280
Candidates
8
Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
8,37,99052.4%
2
DR. HIRANMOY CHATTOPADHYAYA
NDA
6,55,12240.9%
3
TAPAN GANGULI
INDIA bloc
74,9084.7%
NOTA
NOTA
12,9660.8%
5
SOUMEN MADRAJI
7,9410.5%
6
GOPAL MONDAL
IND
4,2440.3%
7
DINESH MAIKAP
4,1480.3%
8
SAHEB CHOWDHURY
IND
3,2370.2%

Average turnout (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 3.4% · max 32.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
10th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.4%BJP 40.9%OTH 5.9%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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