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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 1991
JATINDRA NATH ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.9%INC 31.4%7 others 19.7%
Votes
65,582
48.9% share
Winning margin
23,513
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,86,541
Rajganj is a safe seat — JATINDRA NATH ROY won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATINDRA NATH ROY | Left Front | 65,582 | 48.9% |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR ROY | INC | 42,069 | 31.4% |
| 3 | JOGENDRA NATH ROY | BJP | 18,084 | 13.5% |
| 4 | SUDHIR CHANDRA SARKAR | IND | 3,539 | 2.6% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA NATH OROY | IND | 1,307 | 1.0% |
| 6 | KALI CHARAN ROY | IND | 1,281 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JADAV BARMAN | CPI(ML) | 971 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MANGAL CHANDRA ROY | 872 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | HARENDRA NATH RAY | AMB | 369 | 0.3% |
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 (212th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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212th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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11th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.9%INC 31.4%BJP 13.5%OTH 6.2%
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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