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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1957
Howrah South
Winner — 1957
KANAILAL BHATTACHARJEE
FBM 60.3%INC 39.7%
Votes
18,126
60.3% share
Winning margin
6,174
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
55.9%
of 53,831
Howrah South is a safe seat — KANAILAL BHATTACHARJEE won by 20.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANAILAL BHATTACHARJEE | 18,126 | 60.3% | |
| 2 | BEJOY KRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE | 11,952 | 39.7% |
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 (174th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.4% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
174th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
251st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
258th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBM 60.3%INC 39.7%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.