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West Bengal · PC 5 · 1998
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 39.8%INC 39.1%10 others 21.2%
Votes
3,50,897
39.8% share
Winning margin
6,281
0.7% of votes
Total votes cast
8,82,488
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 3,50,897 | 39.8% |
| 2 | PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI | INC | 3,44,616 | 39.0% |
| 3 | RAHUL SINHA (BISWAJIT) | NDA | 1,60,239 | 18.2% |
| 4 | AJIT KUMAR DAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 8,481 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ABEDIN DR SHAYESTA | IND | 6,582 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GOLAM YAZDANI | IND | 3,881 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUBHAS BALA | 2,812 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | UDAY DUBEY | IND | 1,218 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DR MD. SALIMUDDIN | SJP(R) | 1,167 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DEBASISH MITRA | IND | 996 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MD ILYAS CHOUDHARY | IND | 834 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ADHESWAR PRASAD SINGHA | IND | 765 | 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
marginal0.7%
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
CPM 39.8%INC 39.0%BJP 18.2%OTH 3.0%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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