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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1971
Howram North
Winner — 1971
SANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.0%CPM 42.6%3 others 4.4%
Votes
23,353
53.0% share
Winning margin
4,579
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.1%
of 84,537
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE | Congress (R) | 23,353 | 53.0% |
| 2 | CHITTABRATA MAZUMDAR | Left | 18,774 | 42.6% |
| 3 | AUTOBIDA GHOSAL |  FBL | 856 | 1.9% |
| 4 | DWIJENDRA LAL GHOSH | IND | 591 | 1.3% |
| 5 | JAWAHARLAL KHANNA | IND | 504 | 1.1% |
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 (271st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.5% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
271st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
143rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%CPM 42.6%OTH 4.4%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.