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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1987

Howrah North

Winner — 1987

ASOK GHOSH
INC· INC
INC 50.8%CPM 47.2%5 others 2.0%
Votes
46,687
50.8% share
Winning margin
3,317
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,34,555

A closely fought contest. ASOK GHOSH won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASOK GHOSH
INC
46,68750.8%
2
LAGAN DEO SINGH
Left Front
43,37047.2%
3
LALTA PRASAD ASTHANA
7620.8%
4
CHITTARANJAN DEY
IND
5450.6%
5
ANIL BARAN DAS
IND
3870.4%
6
AJOY SINGH
IND
1000.1%
7
SHIB BAHADUR CHOWDHURY
IND
600.1%

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.

Low turnout (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%CPM 47.2%OTH 2.0%

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?

17 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

🏛️MonumentASI

Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

🏛️MonumentASI

Metcalfe Hall

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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