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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 273 · 1969Reserved (SC)

Rajnagar

Winner — 1969

SIDDHESWAR MANDAL
FBL· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
FBL 47.5%INC 41.5%2 others 11.0%
Votes
15,677
47.5% share
Winning margin
1,968
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.7%
of 79,193

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIDDHESWAR MANDAL
FBL
15,67747.5%
2
SAHA NIHAR
INC
13,70941.5%
3
MANDAL SITARAM
3,46810.5%
4
NABANI DHAR MANDAL
NDF
1680.5%

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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.7% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
60th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 47.5%INC 41.5%BJD 10.5%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

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