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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1987
Howrah Central
Winner — 1987
AMBICA BANERJEE
INC· INC
INC 57.8%IND 40.0%4 others 2.3%
Votes
45,955
57.8% share
Winning margin
14,161
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,15,610
Howrah Central is a safe seat — AMBICA BANERJEE won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBICA BANERJEE | INC | 45,955 | 57.8% |
| 2 | SANKAR MONDOL | IND | 31,794 | 40.0% |
| 3 | AMIYA DUTTA | IND | 1,273 | 1.6% |
| 4 | DURGADAS KANRAR | IND | 202 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SUBRATA ROY | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 6 | NEMAI MUNSHI | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
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
safe17.8%
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
INC 57.8%IND 40.0%OTH 2.3%
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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