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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 273 · 2006
Raina
Winner — 2006
SWAPAN SAMANTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 66.4%AITC 24.8%2 others 8.8%
Votes
91,990
66.4% share
Winning margin
57,656
41.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
88.5%
of 1,56,554
Raina is a safe seat — SWAPAN SAMANTA won by 41.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN SAMANTA | Left Front | 91,990 | 66.4% |
| 2 | NITYANANDA TAH |  AITC | 34,334 | 24.8% |
| 3 | PROSENJIT DAS | INC | 9,401 | 6.8% |
| 4 | KHAGENDRA NATH HANSDA | 2,758 | 2.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.7% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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60th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
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115th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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51st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 66.4%AITC 24.8%INC 6.8%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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