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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1957
Howrah East
Winner — 1957
BENI CHANDRA DUTTA
INC· INC
INC 47.3%CPI 44.6%2 others 8.1%
Votes
16,106
47.3% share
Winning margin
938
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.7%
of 74,457
A closely fought contest. BENI CHANDRA DUTTA won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENI CHANDRA DUTTA | 16,106 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | NARESH DAS GUPTA | 15,168 | 44.6% | |
| 3 | JANAKDEO SHARMA | IND | 1,448 | 4.3% |
| 4 | SUSHIL MUKHERJEE | IND | 1,311 | 3.9% |
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 (204th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.0% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
204th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
257th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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269th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%CPI 44.6%OTH 8.1%
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?
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