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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 1971
BHAGWAN SINGH ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.3%CPM 30.9%4 others 33.8%
Votes
11,796
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,451
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
43.8%
of 76,360
A closely fought contest. BHAGWAN SINGH ROY won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWAN SINGH ROY | Congress (R) | 11,796 | 35.3% |
| 2 | DHIRENDRA NATH ROY | Left | 10,345 | 30.9% |
| 3 | BHABENDRA NATH ROY HAKM | Grand Alliance | 4,118 | 12.3% |
| 4 | JIBAN ROY | 3,032 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | JYOTI PROSAD BARMAN | IND | 2,778 | 8.3% |
| 6 | IMANESWAR ROY | BAC | 1,374 | 4.1% |
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 (89th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
89th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
267th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%CPM 30.9%SSP 12.3%NCO 9.1%IND 8.3%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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