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West Bengal · PC 5 · 1980
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
GOLAM YAZDANI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.9%CPM 41.6%5 others 16.6%
Votes
1,96,241
41.9% share
Winning margin
1,305
0.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,68,799
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLAM YAZDANI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,96,241 | 41.9% |
| 2 | ABDUL HAFIZ | Left Front | 1,94,936 | 41.6% |
| 3 | MOHIT RANJAN SIKDAR | Janata / Lok Dal | 27,471 | 5.9% |
| 4 | ABEDIN ZAINAL | 21,990 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | MOHAMMED ELIAS RAZI | IND | 13,554 | 2.9% |
| 6 | GOPALJI KEDIA | IND | 8,871 | 1.9% |
| 7 | KAMLALA KANTA SINGHA | IND | 5,736 | 1.2% |
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Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.1% · max 38.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
42nd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.9%CPM 41.6%JNP 5.9%OTH 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.