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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1957
Dum Dum
Winner — 1957
PABITRA MOHAN ROY
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 58.6%INC 33.0%3 others 8.4%
Votes
26,990
58.6% share
Winning margin
11,790
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.5%
of 74,842
Dum Dum is a safe seat — PABITRA MOHAN ROY won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PABITRA MOHAN ROY | 26,990 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | KANAI LAL DAS | 15,200 | 33.0% | |
| 3 | HARIPADA BISWAS | IND | 2,151 | 4.7% |
| 4 | NIKUNJA HALDER | 1,317 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | BIRENDRA LAL MITRA | IND | 405 | 0.9% |
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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.6% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
73rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 58.6%INC 33.0%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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