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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2026
Raghunathganj
Winner — 2026
AKHRUZZAMAN
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 45.6%INC 24.8%7 others 29.5%
Votes
88,909
45.6% share
Winning margin
40,555
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
97.1%
of 2,00,586
Raghunathganj is a safe seat — AKHRUZZAMAN won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHRUZZAMAN |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 88,909 | 45.6% |
| 2 | NASIR SAIKH | 48,354 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | SUROJIT PODDAR | 35,184 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | ABUL HASNAT | 12,985 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | MD IMRAN SOLANKI | 5,885 | 3.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,953 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SENJARUL ISLAM | BNARP | 539 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RABIUL ALAM | 480 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | REJAUL KARIM | IND | 476 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
14th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
65th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 45.6%INC 24.8%BJP 18.1%CPM 6.7%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.