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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 55 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Raina
Winner — 1957
DASORATHI TAH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
GOBARDHAN PAKRAY
PSP· 29,740 votes
PSP 27.8%PSP 26.5%2 others 45.8%
Votes
31,245
27.8% share
Winning margin
5,195
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,08,917
A closely fought contest. DASORATHI TAH won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DASORATHI TAH | 31,245 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | GOBARDHAN PAKRAY | 29,740 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | KISHONLAL TAH | 26,050 | 23.2% | |
| 4 | MRITYUNJOY PRAMANIK | 25,381 | 22.6% |
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 (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
43rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 27.8%PSP 26.5%INC 23.2%INC 22.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.