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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 246 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Raghunathpur
Winner — 2021
Vivekananda Bauri
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.6%AITC 42.1%6 others 13.3%
Votes
95,770
44.6% share
Winning margin
5,438
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.2%
of 2,61,148
A closely fought contest. Vivekananda Bauri won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivekananda Bauri | BJP (NDA) | 95,770 | 44.6% |
| 2 | Bouri Hazari |  AITC | 90,332 | 42.1% |
| 3 | Ganesh Bouri | 14,738 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Pashupati Roy | 3,829 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,557 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Sumanta Bouri | IND | 2,403 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Mihir Bauri | IND | 2,354 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Bouri Parimal | 1,707 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (209th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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209th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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15th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%AITC 42.1%CPM 6.9%OTH 4.8%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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