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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 261 · 2001
Raniganj
Winner — 2001
BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 72.7%INC 18.7%2 others 8.6%
Votes
84,264
72.7% share
Winning margin
62,576
54.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,67,785
Raniganj is a safe seat — BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY won by 54.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY | Left Front | 84,264 | 72.7% |
| 2 | SAMPA SARKAR | 21,688 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | AMARNATH KESHRI | BJP | 7,547 | 6.5% |
| 4 | SUBRATA CHAKRABORTY | IND | 2,369 | 2.0% |
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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.3% · min 0.2% · max 63.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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107th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
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92nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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192nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 72.7%INC 18.7%BJP 6.5%OTH 2.0%
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?
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