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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 250 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Raipur
Winner — 2016
BIRENDRA NATH TUDU
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.7%CPM 35.6%6 others 13.7%
Votes
89,841
50.7% share
Winning margin
26,722
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.7%
of 2,04,514
Raipur is a safe seat — BIRENDRA NATH TUDU won by 15.1%.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA NATH TUDU |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 89,841 | 50.7% |
| 2 | DILIP KUMAR HANSDA | UPA | 63,119 | 35.6% |
| 3 | SHUDHANSHU HANSDA | BJP | 14,332 | 8.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,215 | 1.8% |
| 5 | CHUNARAM SAREN | 2,769 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | DULAL SAREN | IND | 1,740 | 1.0% |
| 7 | KANDAN MANDI | CPIM | 1,552 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KALIPADA HEMBRAM | BMUP | 754 | 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
lean15.1%
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
AITC 50.7%CPM 35.6%BJP 8.1%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 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.