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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2016
Raiganj
Winner — 2016
MOHIT SENGUPTA
INC· Mahajot
INC 59.0%AITC 24.6%7 others 16.4%
Votes
87,983
59.0% share
Winning margin
51,247
34.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.4%
of 1,78,888
Raiganj is a safe seat — MOHIT SENGUPTA won by 34.4%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHIT SENGUPTA | Mahajot | 87,983 | 59.0% |
| 2 | PURNENDU DEY (BABLU) |  AITC | 36,736 | 24.6% |
| 3 | PRADIP SARKAR | BJP | 12,961 | 8.7% |
| 4 | ARUN CHANDRA DEY | 6,154 | 4.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,985 | 1.3% |
| 6 | HARI CHARAN DAS | KPPU | 1,180 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SWAPAN KUMAR DAS | 990 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | BENOY KUMAR DAS | IND | 692 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SANATAN DUTTA | 487 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
120th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
284th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
66th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.0%AITC 24.6%BJP 8.7%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.