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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 134 · 2016
Raidighi
Winner — 2016
DEBASREE ROY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.5%CPM 45.9%8 others 7.6%
Votes
1,01,161
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,229
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
89.3%
of 2,43,711
Raidighi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 1,229 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBASREE ROY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,01,161 | 46.5% |
| 2 | KANTI GANGULY | UPA | 99,932 | 45.9% |
| 3 | SANGHAMITRA CHAUDHURI | BJP | 7,703 | 3.5% |
| 4 | GUNASINDHU HALDAR | 4,527 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,710 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA NASKAR | 916 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | PURNENDU SHEKHAR MONDAL | IND | 789 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AMIYA GANGOPADHYAY | IND | 373 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ARUN KUMAR GAYEN | IND | 338 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PRASANTA MONDAL | 191 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 0.6% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
42nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
265th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%CPM 45.9%OTH 6.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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