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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1951
Howrah North
Winner — 1951
BIREN BANERJEE
CPI 51.0%INC 31.0%6 others 18.0%
Votes
9,521
51.0% share
Winning margin
3,739
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
35.9%
of 52,029
Howrah North is a safe seat — BIREN BANERJEE won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIREN BANERJEE | 9,521 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | RAM KUMAR BHAWALKA | 5,782 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | SHANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE | IND | 1,129 | 6.0% |
| 4 | RADHA RAMAN MITRA | 651 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | SIBNATH BANDYOPADHYAY | 580 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | BHAGABATI SINGH | IND | 437 | 2.3% |
| 7 | RAMNATH SHARMA | IND | 344 | 1.8% |
| 8 | AWADHES SING | IND | 220 | 1.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.6% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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134th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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133rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.0%INC 31.0%IND 6.0%OTH 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.