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West Bengal · PC 5 · 1996
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
CPM· United Front
CPM 43.8%INC 42.5%8 others 13.7%
Votes
3,83,051
43.8% share
Winning margin
10,956
1.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,74,760
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | United Front | 3,83,051 | 43.8% |
| 2 | GOLAM YAZDANI | INC | 3,72,095 | 42.5% |
| 3 | UTPALENDU SARKAR | BJP | 92,143 | 10.5% |
| 4 | RAMDAS MANDAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 10,292 | 1.2% |
| 5 | DHIREN DAS | IND | 5,989 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MOQBUL HOSSAIN | IND | 4,234 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PURNA SINHA | IND | 2,819 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MD. SALIMUDDIN | IND | 1,790 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SRIDAM THOKDAR | AMB | 1,778 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MAHENDRA MAHATO | IND | 569 | 0.1% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.1% · max 38.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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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
CPM 43.8%INC 42.5%BJP 10.5%OTH 3.1%
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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