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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2006
Sealdah
Winner — 2006
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA
INC· INC + GNLF (UPA)
INC 58.5%CPI 26.1%6 others 15.4%
Votes
23,011
58.5% share
Winning margin
12,759
32.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.3%
of 65,157
Sealdah is a safe seat — SOMENDRA NATH MITRA won by 32.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC + GNLF (UPA) | 23,011 | 58.5% |
| 2 | PRABIR DEB | Left Front | 10,252 | 26.1% |
| 3 | DULALESWAR ROY |  AITC | 5,091 | 12.9% |
| 4 | TARUN KUMAR KAR | IND | 267 | 0.7% |
| 5 | DAYANAND PRASAD | IND | 219 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SWARAJ RANJAN BHATTACHARYYA | IND | 215 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PRADYUT KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 159 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DILIP TRIPATHI | IND | 99 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.1% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
106th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%CPI 26.1%AITC 12.9%OTH 2.4%
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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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