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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2006
Howrah North
Winner — 2006
LAGAN DEO SINGH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.8%AITC 22.0%8 others 24.1%
Votes
52,361
53.8% share
Winning margin
30,902
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,46,860
Howrah North is a safe seat — LAGAN DEO SINGH won by 31.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAGAN DEO SINGH | Left Front | 52,361 | 53.8% |
| 2 | BANI SINGHA ROY |  AITC | 21,459 | 22.1% |
| 3 | MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY | INC | 19,380 | 19.9% |
| 4 | HARBANSH GIRI | IND | 1,013 | 1.0% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR PASWAN | IJP | 697 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SANJAY CHOWDHURY | IND | 544 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SARWAN SHAW | IND | 529 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BRIJLAL PRASAD | 525 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SOMESH DAS | IND | 460 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SHYAM KUMAR LALL | IND | 355 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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289th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.8%AITC 22.1%INC 19.9%OTH 4.2%
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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