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West Bengal · PC 28 · 1996
Arambagh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ANIL BASU
CPM· United Front
CPM 59.6%INC 34.8%3 others 5.6%
Votes
5,44,289
59.6% share
Winning margin
2,26,333
24.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,13,694
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL BASU | United Front | 5,44,289 | 59.6% |
| 2 | MONORANJAN HAZRA | INC | 3,17,956 | 34.8% |
| 3 | GOPI NATH DEY | BJP | 42,779 | 4.7% |
| 4 | NANU RAM ROY | IND | 6,276 | 0.7% |
| 5 | NIKUNJA JANA | AMB | 2,394 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 61.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
16th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.6%INC 34.8%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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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.