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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 1972
MRIGENDRA NARAYAN ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.3%CPM 31.2%1 others 9.5%
Votes
21,853
59.3% share
Winning margin
10,350
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.5%
of 77,701
Rajganj is a safe seat — MRIGENDRA NARAYAN ROY won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRIGENDRA NARAYAN ROY | Congress (R) | 21,853 | 59.3% |
| 2 | DHIRENDRA NATH ROY | Left | 11,503 | 31.2% |
| 3 | HERAMBA DEB RAIKAT | 3,521 | 9.6% |
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
safe28.1%
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
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.3%CPM 31.2%SOP 9.6%
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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