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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1971
Raina
Winner — 1971
GOKULANANDA ROY
CPM· Left
CPM 60.3%INC 36.6%1 others 3.2%
Votes
31,549
60.3% share
Winning margin
12,407
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.3%
of 81,419
Raina is a safe seat — GOKULANANDA ROY won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOKULANANDA ROY | Left | 31,549 | 60.3% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY | Congress (R) | 19,142 | 36.6% |
| 3 | RANA RANI TAN | 1,656 | 3.2% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.3%INC 36.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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