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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1972
Raina
Winner — 1972
SUKUMAR CHATTOPADHAY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.4%CPM 43.6%
Votes
29,297
56.4% share
Winning margin
6,626
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.6%
of 81,701
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKUMAR CHATTOPADHAY | Congress (R) | 29,297 | 56.4% |
| 2 | GOKULANANDA ROY | Left | 22,671 | 43.6% |
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
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%CPM 43.6%
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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