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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1977
Howrah Central
Winner — 1977
SUDHINDRA NATH KUMAR
IND
IND 44.5%JNP 32.0%3 others 23.5%
Votes
21,502
44.5% share
Winning margin
6,031
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.6%
of 99,503
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHINDRA NATH KUMAR | IND | 21,502 | 44.5% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR BANERJEE | Janata | 15,471 | 32.0% |
| 3 | MRITYNJOY BANERJEE | INC | 10,717 | 22.2% |
| 4 | GANESH SINGH | IND | 496 | 1.0% |
| 5 | NABAKUMAR HAZRA | IND | 132 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (217th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
217th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
275th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.5%JNP 32.0%INC 22.2%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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