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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 1996
JATINDRA NATH ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.6%INC 32.4%6 others 15.0%
Votes
99,053
52.6% share
Winning margin
37,974
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.8%
of 2,39,131
Rajganj is a safe seat — JATINDRA NATH ROY won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATINDRA NATH ROY | Left Front | 99,053 | 52.6% |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR RAY | INC | 61,079 | 32.4% |
| 3 | JAGENDRA NATH ROY | BJP | 22,779 | 12.1% |
| 4 | KALI CHARAN ROY | IND | 1,886 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SANATI KUMAR SARKAR | 1,211 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | KSHUDIRAM BARMAN | IND | 1,170 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KSHITISH SAHA | FB(S) | 855 | 0.5% |
| 8 | HARENDRA NATH ROY | AMB | 401 | 0.2% |
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 (212th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
212th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.6%INC 32.4%BJP 12.1%OTH 2.9%
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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