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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1969
Howrah Central
Winner — 1969
ANADI DAS
RCI
RCI 58.8%INC 40.1%2 others 1.1%
Votes
28,522
58.9% share
Winning margin
9,103
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.5%
of 76,321
Howrah Central is a safe seat — ANADI DAS won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANADI DAS | RCI | 28,522 | 58.9% |
| 2 | DWIJENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 19,419 | 40.1% |
| 3 | ABANI BANERGEE | PBI | 391 | 0.8% |
| 4 | SAMATUL DAS | 137 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (260th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.0% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
260th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RCI 58.9%INC 40.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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