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West Bengal · PC 5 · 2024
Raiganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
KARTICK CHANDRA PAUL
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.0%AITC 36.0%19 others 23.1%
Votes
5,60,897
41.0% share
Winning margin
68,197
5.0% of votes
Total votes cast
13,69,355
Candidates
21
Seat history
4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARTICK CHANDRA PAUL | NDA (NDA) | 5,60,897 | 41.0% |
| 2 | KALYANI KRISHNA |  AITCINDIA bloc | 4,92,700 | 36.0% |
| 3 | ALI IMRAN RAMZ | INDIA bloc | 2,63,273 | 19.2% |
| 4 | DWARIK NATH BARMAN | IND | 8,264 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MD NAZIR AKHTAR | IND | 6,005 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KALIDASH MURMU | IND | 5,868 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAS | 4,117 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | RUPAK ROY | IND | 3,358 | 0.3% |
| 9 | FAKIRA MD | IND | 3,355 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DURGA MURMU | APoI | 3,334 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PALASH CHANDRA MAHATO | IND | 3,114 | 0.2% |
| 12 | ALI IMRAN | IND | 1,946 | 0.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,940 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MD ABRAHIM HOQUE | IND | 1,763 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHAHIDUR RAHMAN | NBNGPLPP | 1,462 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHARANYA DUTTA | IND | 1,330 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SANATAN DUTTA | 1,271 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | TAPAN BARMAN | JPJD | 1,251 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ANWARUL HOQUE | IND | 1,190 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAMESH CHANDRA SINHA | BUP | 1,051 | 0.1% |
| 21 | AL MONOWARA BEGAM | INDMP | 982 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal5.0%
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
BJP 41.0%AITC 36.0%INC 19.2%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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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