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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 261 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Raina
Winner — 2021
Shampa Dhara
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.5%BJP 39.5%4 others 13.0%
Votes
1,08,752
47.5% share
Winning margin
18,205
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.0%
of 2,60,327
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shampa Dhara |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,08,752 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Manik Roy | NDA | 90,547 | 39.5% |
| 3 | Basudeb Khan | 25,332 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Pallab Biswas | 1,871 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,563 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Rabi Routh | BMUP | 1,101 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.3% · min 0.2% · max 63.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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107th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
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92nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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192nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.5%BJP 39.5%CPM 11.1%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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