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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Khageswar Roy
AITC
AITC 48.5%CPI 42.2%3 others 9.4%
Votes
1,13,736
48.5% share
Winning margin
14,844
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khageswar Roy |  AITC | 1,13,736 | 48.5% |
| 2 | Dhanapati | 98,892 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | Supen Roy | 14,060 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Bhudaru Roy | IND | 5,013 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Harendra Nath | AB | 2,889 | 1.2% |
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
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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212th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
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101st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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11th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.5%CPI 42.2%BJP 6.0%OTH 3.4%
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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