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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 2006

Howrah Central

Winner — 2006

ARUP RAY (TUKUN)
CPM· Left Front
CPM 42.3%AITC 34.4%5 others 23.3%
Votes
35,657
42.3% share
Winning margin
6,669
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.7%
of 1,14,493

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUP RAY (TUKUN)
Left Front
35,65742.3%
2
AMBICA BANERJEE
AITC
28,98834.4%
3
SIMA NASKAR
INC
17,02220.2%
4
SUBHAS SANTRA
IND
8621.0%
5
SHIUMANGAL CHANDEL
7680.9%
6
MONORANJAN POLLEY
IND
5830.7%
7
SANDIP KUMAR
IND
4420.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (217th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
217th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
275th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 42.3%AITC 34.4%INC 20.2%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?

2 locations
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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.

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