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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Raiganj
Winner — 1982
DIPENDRA BARMAN
INC· INC
INC 50.7%CPM 48.7%1 others 0.6%
Votes
45,227
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,758
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.8%
of 1,17,724
Raiganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,758 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPENDRA BARMAN | INC | 45,227 | 50.7% |
| 2 | KHAGENDRA NATH SINHA | Left Front | 43,469 | 48.7% |
| 3 | NIKHIL CHANDRA SARKAR | IND | 524 | 0.6% |
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 (224th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 53.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
224th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%CPM 48.7%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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