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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 49 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Raipur
Winner — 1951
JADU NATH MURMU
IND
Also elected — same seat
JATINDRA NATH BASU
INC· 10,624 votes
IND 15.5%INC 14.8%9 others 69.7%
Votes
11,074
15.5% share
Winning margin
1,217
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
36.2%
of 98,826
Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,217 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JADU NATH MURMU | IND | 11,074 | 15.5% |
| 2 | JATINDRA NATH BASU | 10,624 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | PROMODH RANJAN MAHATA | IND | 9,857 | 13.8% |
| 4 | SHYAM CHARAN MAHATA | 8,025 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | PHANI BHUSAN CHATTERJEE | IND | 7,508 | 10.5% |
| 6 | BIBHUTI BHUSAN MANDAL | IND | 6,987 | 9.8% |
| 7 | HARIPADA MAHAPATRA | IND | 5,470 | 7.6% |
| 8 | GOPINATH SAREN | 4,360 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | MATILAL MAHATA | KMPP | 2,821 | 3.9% |
| 10 | BABULAL HEMBRAM | FBL(RG) | 2,743 | 3.8% |
| 11 | SACHINANDAN MAHANTI | FBL(RG) | 2,084 | 2.9% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.0% · max 19.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
79th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
230th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 15.5%INC 14.8%IND 13.8%SP 11.2%IND 10.5%IND 9.8%OTH 24.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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