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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 250 · 2011Reserved (ST)
Raipur
Winner — 2011
UPEN KISKU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.4%AITC 44.3%6 others 11.4%
Votes
69,008
44.4% share
Winning margin
182
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.2%
of 1,78,332
Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 182 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPEN KISKU | Left Front | 69,008 | 44.4% |
| 2 | PRAMILA MURMU |  AITCUPA | 68,826 | 44.3% |
| 3 | KSHETRA MOHAN HANSDA | 7,176 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | PELARAM MURMU | BJP | 3,770 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SUKCHAND SAREN | IND | 3,501 | 2.3% |
| 6 | JNANADA MANDI | IND | 1,501 | 1.0% |
| 7 | DHIRENDRA NATH MANDI | IND | 1,050 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PARITOSH SAREN | JVM | 658 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (161st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
161st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
95th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.4%AITC 44.3%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.