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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2001
Howrah North
Winner — 2001
LAGAN DEO SINGH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 71.0%INC 21.8%11 others 7.1%
Votes
1,03,410
71.0% share
Winning margin
71,615
49.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,92,604
Howrah North is a safe seat — LAGAN DEO SINGH won by 49.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | Left Front | 1,03,410 | 71.0% |
| 2 | ASOK GHOSH | 31,795 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | ANIL GOYAL | BJP | 6,334 | 4.3% |
| 4 | SHEKHAR PRASAD SONKAR | 1,111 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | BRIJ LAL PRASAD | 730 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | SUBRATA MONDAL | IND | 729 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR PASWAN | BMF | 310 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SHYAMAL MONDAL | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SAILEN NASKAR | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ANAND KUMAR SONKAR | IND | 188 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SHOVA DAS | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VIKRAM SONKAR | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T. APPA RAO | IND | 143 | 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
safe49.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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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 71.0%INC 21.8%OTH 7.1%
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
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