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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 232 · 1967Reserved (ST)

Raipur

Winner — 1967

B . SAREN
BAC· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
BAC 51.5%INC 42.2%1 others 6.4%
Votes
22,840
51.5% share
Winning margin
4,135
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.7%
of 85,827

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B . SAREN
BAC
22,84051.5%
2
J . N . MURMU
INC
18,70542.2%
3
B . N . HANSDA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,8246.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (175th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
175th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BAC 51.5%INC 42.2%BJS 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

35 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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