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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 2021
KHAGESWAR ROY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.5%BJP 41.2%7 others 10.3%
Votes
1,04,641
48.5% share
Winning margin
15,773
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
88.1%
of 2,44,870
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGESWAR ROY |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,04,641 | 48.5% |
| 2 | SUPEN ROY | NDA | 88,868 | 41.2% |
| 3 | RATAN KUMAR ROY | 12,108 | 5.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,175 | 1.5% |
| 5 | TAPATI ROY (BARMAN) | KPPU | 1,860 | 0.9% |
| 6 | UDAY ROY | 1,605 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SANTI KISHOR BARARI | 1,510 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | DIGBIJAY MANDAL | IND | 1,146 | 0.5% |
| 9 | NIRODE CHANDRA ADHIKARY | AMB | 842 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.5%BJP 41.2%CPM 5.6%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A 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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