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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 65 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Raghunathpur
Winner — 1957
NEPAL BOURI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SHANKAR NARAYAN SINGHA DEO
INC· 11,184 votes
INC 26.2%INC 21.0%5 others 52.8%
Votes
13,897
26.2% share
Winning margin
4,661
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
25.4%
of 1,04,554
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEPAL BOURI | 13,897 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | SHANKAR NARAYAN SINGHA DEO | 11,184 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | SAHADEB CHAKRAVARTY | IND | 9,236 | 17.4% |
| 4 | BHARAT BOURI | IND | 8,139 | 15.3% |
| 5 | SWAMI ASHIMANANDA SARASWATI | IND | 5,517 | 10.4% |
| 6 | SRINIBAS ACHAYA GOSWAMI | 3,368 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | CHANDA MAJHI | IND | 1,791 | 3.4% |
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 (246th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.9% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
246th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.2%INC 21.1%IND 17.4%IND 15.3%IND 10.4%HMS 6.3%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.