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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Raiganj
Winner — 1957
SYAMA PRASAD BARMAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
HAZI BADIRUDDIN AHMMAD
INC· 19,890 votes
INC 24.6%INC 23.4%3 others 52.0%
Votes
20,966
24.6% share
Winning margin
1,703
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.6%
of 95,335
A closely fought contest. SYAMA PRASAD BARMAN won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYAMA PRASAD BARMAN | 20,966 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | HAZI BADIRUDDIN AHMMAD | 19,890 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | NISHITHA NATH KUNDU | 19,263 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | PIJUSH KANTI DAS | 12,830 | 15.1% | |
| 5 | JATINDRA NATH PRAMANIK | IND | 12,180 | 14.3% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.6%INC 23.4%PSP 22.6%CPI 15.1%IND 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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