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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 261 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Raina
Winner — 2026
SUBHASH PATRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.3%AITC 43.9%7 others 11.7%
Votes
1,03,487
44.4% share
Winning margin
834
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
94.8%
of 2,46,255
Raina was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 834 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBHASH PATRA | BJP (NDA) | 1,03,487 | 44.4% |
| 2 | MANDIRA DALUI |  AITC | 1,02,653 | 44.0% |
| 3 | SOMNATH MAJI | 19,674 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | PAMPA MALIK | 1,980 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,442 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SANJU POREL | IND | 1,354 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SHIULI SINGH | IND | 1,267 | 0.5% |
| 8 | JABA MALIK | IND | 783 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PARESH CHANDRA BAG | AJUP | 605 | 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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
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
BJP 44.4%AITC 44.0%CPM 8.4%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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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