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West Bengal · PC 5 · 2014
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
MD. SALIM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 28.7%INC 28.5%11 others 42.8%
Votes
3,17,515
28.6% share
Winning margin
1,634
0.1% of votes
Total votes cast
11,08,193
Candidates
13
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. SALIM | Left Front | 3,17,515 | 28.6% |
| 2 | DEEPA DASMUNSI | UPA | 3,15,881 | 28.5% |
| 3 | NIMU BHOWMICK | NDA | 2,03,131 | 18.3% |
| 4 | PABITRA RANJAN DASMUNSHI (SATYA) |  AITC | 1,92,698 | 17.4% |
| 5 | SUDIIP RANJAN SEN | 32,303 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 10,929 | 1.0% |
| 7 | DULAL RAJBANSHI | 8,592 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAS | 5,629 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SUBRATA ADHIKARY | IND | 5,548 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BABLU SOREN | JDP | 5,544 | 0.5% |
| 11 | PASARUL ALAM | 3,614 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | ZAMEERUL HASAN | 3,471 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | NANDAKISHOR SINGHA | AMB | 3,338 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.1%
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 28.6%INC 28.5%BJP 18.3%AITC 17.4%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.87 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.