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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1951
Howrah West
Winner — 1951
BANKIM CHANDRA KAR
INC 34.6%IND 22.5%8 others 42.8%
Votes
9,221
34.6% share
Winning margin
3,215
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
46.8%
of 56,985
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKIM CHANDRA KAR | 9,221 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | BIBHUTI DAS | IND | 6,006 | 22.5% |
| 3 | SUHRIT CHANDRA BISWAS | 5,862 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | SANTI KUMAR DAS GUPTA | RCPI | 1,738 | 6.5% |
| 5 | HARI PADA BHARATI | 1,700 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | DANU BOSE | IND | 1,011 | 3.8% |
| 7 | SASANKA SEKHAR MULLICK | IND | 441 | 1.7% |
| 8 | KRIPANATH BANERJEE | IND | 341 | 1.3% |
| 9 | SANTOSH CHANDRA | IND | 169 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SATISH CHANDRA PANJA | IND | 154 | 0.6% |
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 (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
187th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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152nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.6%IND 22.5%FBL(MG) 22.0%RCPI 6.5%BJS 6.4%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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