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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1996
Howrah North
Winner — 1996
LAGAN DEO SINGH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.2%INC 38.5%7 others 6.3%
Votes
68,432
55.2% share
Winning margin
20,718
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,84,422
Howrah North is a safe seat — LAGAN DEO SINGH won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | Left Front | 68,432 | 55.2% |
| 2 | ASOK GHOSH | INC | 47,714 | 38.5% |
| 3 | RAI BAHADUR SINGH | BJP | 6,645 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PARAS NATH VERMA | IND | 401 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MD. NASIM | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 6 | YADVENDRA MISHRA | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAM NATH RAM | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RAMNIWAS GUPTA | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
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 (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.2%INC 38.5%BJP 5.4%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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