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West Bengal · PC 5 · 2004
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 46.0%CPM 41.7%7 others 12.3%
Votes
4,21,904
46.0% share
Winning margin
39,147
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,17,582
Candidates
9
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | UPA (UPA) | 4,21,904 | 46.0% |
| 2 | Minati Ghosh | Left Front | 3,82,757 | 41.7% |
| 3 | Abedin Dr. Zainal |  AITC | 57,931 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Anil Biswas | 11,205 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | Ajit Das | CPI(ML)(L) | 11,154 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Subrata Adhikary | IND | 9,914 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Sukumal Biswas | IND | 9,624 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Achintya Tarafdar | IND | 7,037 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Ashis Saha | 6,056 | 0.7% |
Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.3%
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 46.0%CPM 41.7%AITC 6.3%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A 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.