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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Raiganj

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Winner — 2006

CHITTA RANJAN RAY
INC· INC + GNLF (UPA)
INC 46.7%NCP 37.2%9 others 16.1%
Votes
77,789
46.7% share
Winning margin
15,760
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.6%
of 2,04,055

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITTA RANJAN RAY
INC
INC + GNLF (UPA)
77,78946.7%
2
DILIP KUMAR DAS
NCP
62,02937.2%
3
NIMAI KABIRAJ
BJP
BJP
10,6606.4%
4
SUBHAS BARMAN
IND
3,8132.3%
5
NARESH CHANDRA BARMAN
IND
2,9091.8%
6
AJIT KUMAR DAS
CPI(M)(L)
2,7721.7%
7
BHAJAGOBINDA BARMAN
IND
1,7131.0%
8
BINOY KUMAR MALLICK
IND
1,4040.8%
9
DHANGOPAL BARMAN
IND
1,2350.7%
10
NAGENDRA NATH SARKAR
BSP
1,1580.7%
11
HARADEB KUMAR BARMAN
SP
1,0940.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (224th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 53.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
224th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%NCP 37.2%BJP 6.4%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)

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