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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 15 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Raiganj
Winner — 1951
SHYAMA PRASAD BARMAN
Also elected — same seat
GULAM HAMIDUR RAHMAN
INC· 25,085 votes
INC 31.2%INC 30.0%4 others 38.8%
Votes
26,120
31.2% share
Winning margin
13,926
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
39.6%
of 1,05,585
Raiganj is a safe seat — SHYAMA PRASAD BARMAN won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMA PRASAD BARMAN | 26,120 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | GULAM HAMIDUR RAHMAN | 25,085 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | SUKUMAR GUHA | FBL(RG) | 12,194 | 14.6% |
| 4 | ANADI KUMAR RAY | FBL(RG) | 10,963 | 13.1% |
| 5 | CHAITU SARKAR | 6,941 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | UPENDRA NATH MAJUMDAR | IND | 2,412 | 2.9% |
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.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.9% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
41st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
261st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.2%INC 30.0%FBL(RG) 14.6%FBL(RG) 13.1%CPI 8.3%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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