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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1971
Raniganj
Winner — 1971
HARADHAN ROY
CPM· Left
CPM 68.9%INC 16.6%1 others 14.5%
Votes
32,161
68.9% share
Winning margin
24,408
52.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.2%
of 83,088
Raniganj is a safe seat — HARADHAN ROY won by 52.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARADHAN ROY | Left | 32,161 | 68.9% |
| 2 | RABINDRA MUKHERJEE | Congress (R) | 7,753 | 16.6% |
| 3 | SUNIL SEN | Left | 6,773 | 14.5% |
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 (234th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean52.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.4% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
234th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
38th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 68.9%INC 16.6%CPI 14.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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