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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1999 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Raghunathpur
Winner — 1999 by-elections
Uma Rani Bauri
CPM 49.2%AITC 39.3%3 others 11.5%
Votes
44,269
49.2% share
Winning margin
8,922
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uma Rani Bauri | 44,269 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Navraj Bauri |  AITC | 35,347 | 39.3% |
| 3 | Kushadhwaj Mandal | IND | 4,969 | 5.5% |
| 4 | Narottam Bauri | 4,829 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Sadhu Bouri | IND | 559 | 0.6% |
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 (229th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.0% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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229th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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14th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.2%AITC 39.3%IND 5.5%INC 5.4%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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