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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1952 by-elections
Raniganj
Winner — 1952 by-elections
M. DHAJADHARI
INC 39.1%IND 31.7%2 others 29.3%
Votes
4,114
39.1% share
Winning margin
781
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Raniganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 781 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. DHAJADHARI | 4,114 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | P.CH. ROY | IND | 3,333 | 0.0% |
| 3 | M. AMRENDRANATH | IND | 2,877 | 0.0% |
| 4 | B. RAJANI | IND | 203 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (247th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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247th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
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96th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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135th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
14 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 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.