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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 278 · 2021
Raniganj
Winner — 2021
TAPAS BANERJEE
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.9%BJP 40.9%6 others 16.2%
Votes
78,164
42.9% share
Winning margin
3,556
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.2%
of 2,52,439
Raniganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 3,556 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS BANERJEE |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 78,164 | 42.9% |
| 2 | DR. BIJAN MUKHERJEE | NDA | 74,608 | 41.0% |
| 3 | HEMANT KUMAR PRABHAKAR | 21,688 | 11.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,006 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR | 1,612 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | NILKANTHA BAURI | BMUP | 1,609 | 0.9% |
| 7 | AVIJIT BOWRI | 1,540 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | NIRAJ RAJAK | PMPT | 984 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (249th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
249th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
27th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.9%BJP 41.0%CPM 11.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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