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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1996
Howrah South
Winner — 1996
PRALAY TALUKDAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.2%INC 43.0%9 others 11.8%
Votes
46,915
45.2% share
Winning margin
2,253
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,54,024
A closely fought contest. PRALAY TALUKDAR won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRALAY TALUKDAR | Left Front | 46,915 | 45.2% |
| 2 | ARUP RAY | INC | 44,662 | 43.0% |
| 3 | AMBUJ SHARMA | BJP | 10,237 | 9.9% |
| 4 | ABDUL KAYUM | 760 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | RAM SHANKAR DUBEY | AIIC(T) | 342 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SWAMINATH PROSAD | IND | 248 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | IND | 223 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SANJIB DAS | IND | 169 | 0.2% |
| 9 | THAKUR RAMLAKSHMAN | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RANJIT CHATTERJEE | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJESH LAKHOTIA | IND | 61 | 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 (243rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
87th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.2%INC 43.0%BJP 9.9%OTH 2.0%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.