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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2001

Howrah South

Winner — 2001

BADAL BASU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.5%AITC 44.5%10 others 3.1%
Votes
55,159
52.5% share
Winning margin
8,451
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,62,128

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADAL BASU
Left Front
55,15952.5%
2
ARUP ROY
AITC
46,70844.5%
3
SAMARENDRA PATRA
IND
8330.8%
4
MD. SALAHUDDIN
7780.7%
5
SITAL GHOSH
IND
4780.5%
6
SAYED HABIBUR RAHAMAN
3210.3%
7
RANJIT DAS
IND
1750.2%
8
ALOKE BANERJEE
IND
1450.1%
9
TAPAN DUTTA
IND
1270.1%
10
UTTAM CHANDA
IND
1250.1%
11
ARUP LAHA
IND
1220.1%
12
NIRANJAN BISWAS
IND
1070.1%

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
safe
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
87th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.5%AITC 44.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
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