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West Bengal · PC 40 · 2024
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Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINHA
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 46.5%BJP 41.9%6 others 11.6%
Votes
6,05,645
46.5% share
Winning margin
59,564
4.6% of votes
Total votes cast
13,02,426
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 6,05,645 | 46.5% |
| 2 | SURENDRAJEET SINGH AHLUWALIA | NDA | 5,46,081 | 42.0% |
| 3 | JAHANARA KHAN | CPI(M) INDIA bloc | 1,05,964 | 8.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 15,510 | 1.2% |
| 5 | DIPIKA BAURI | IND | 10,647 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SUNNY KUMAR SAH | 8,575 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SUJIT PAL | IND | 4,760 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AMARNATH CHOWDHURY | 4,358 | 0.3% |
Low turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 3.3% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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39th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%BJP 42.0%CPI(M) 8.1%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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