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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1996
Midnapore
Winner — 1996
PURNENDU SENGUPTA
CPI· Left Front
CPI 50.8%INC 39.7%10 others 9.5%
Votes
73,008
50.8% share
Winning margin
15,896
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
81.8%
of 1,75,629
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNENDU SENGUPTA | Left Front | 73,008 | 50.8% |
| 2 | DINEN ROY | INC | 57,112 | 39.7% |
| 3 | AJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEE | BJP | 6,218 | 4.3% |
| 4 | SHIBLAL HANSDA | JKP(N) | 4,811 | 3.4% |
| 5 | SK. ABU HANNAN |  MUL | 1,206 | 0.8% |
| 6 | APARNA DUTTA | AMB | 290 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MANORANJAN MAJHI | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MUKTESH GHOSH | 235 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | JYOTIRMOY ROY | IND | 201 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NEMAI CHANDRA PAUL | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BEG O.R. | IDPP | 154 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SRABONI BAG | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.8%INC 39.7%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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