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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 232 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Raipur
Winner — 1971
SAREN BABULAL
JKP
JKP 21.4%INC 21.3%4 others 57.3%
Votes
9,362
21.4% share
Winning margin
70
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.7%
of 88,005
Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 70 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAREN BABULAL | JKP | 9,362 | 21.4% |
| 2 | BABULAL HEMRAM | Congress (R) | 9,292 | 21.3% |
| 3 | BHABATOSH SAREN | BAC | 8,005 | 18.3% |
| 4 | MANIKLAL RESRA | Left | 7,462 | 17.1% |
| 5 | SYAM CHARAN MANDY | BBC | 5,945 | 13.6% |
| 6 | JADUNATH MURMU | 3,644 | 8.3% |
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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
175th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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168th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKP 21.4%INC 21.3%BAC 18.3%CPI 17.1%BBC 13.6%NCO 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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