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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1951
Howrah East
Winner — 1951
SAILA KUMR MUKHOPADHYAYA
INC 56.6%IND 38.8%4 others 4.6%
Votes
12,911
56.6% share
Winning margin
4,066
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.0%
of 55,647
Howrah East is a safe seat — SAILA KUMR MUKHOPADHYAYA won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAILA KUMR MUKHOPADHYAYA | 12,911 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | KARTICK CHANDRA DUTTA | IND | 8,845 | 38.8% |
| 3 | BHAJAN DAS GUPTA | 434 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | MADHUSUDAN GHOSH | 290 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | YAMUNARAI SHARMA | IND | 195 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BISWANATH LOHIA | IND | 131 | 0.6% |
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 (264th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.1% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
264th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
269th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
288th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%IND 38.8%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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