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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 47 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Rajnagar
Winner — 1957
KHAGENDRANATH BANDOPADHYAY
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
NISHAPATI MAJHI
INC· 22,312 votes
INC 24.6%INC 23.1%3 others 52.3%
Votes
23,704
24.6% share
Winning margin
3,247
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.5%
of 1,28,401
A closely fought contest. KHAGENDRANATH BANDOPADHYAY won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGENDRANATH BANDOPADHYAY | 23,704 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | NISHAPATI MAJHI | 22,312 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | BHAKTI BHHUSAN MONDAL | 20,457 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | BUDHAR CHANDRA SAU | 20,116 | 20.9% | |
| 5 | IDRIS MOHAMMAD | IND | 9,796 | 10.2% |
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.
Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 50.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
98th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
146th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.6%INC 23.1%FBM 21.2%PSP 20.9%IND 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.