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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 246 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Rajnagar
Winner — 1962
SIDDHESWAR MANDAL
FB
FB 47.3%INC 36.4%3 others 16.3%
Votes
9,129
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,109
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
29.7%
of 64,895
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDDHESWAR MANDAL | FB | 9,129 | 47.3% |
| 2 | NABANIDHAR MANDAL | INC | 7,020 | 36.4% |
| 3 | PRAN BALLAV MANDAL | 1,858 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | KAMAL KRISHNA DAS | IND | 693 | 3.6% |
| 5 | SADHU DEBENDRA NATH DAS | IND | 588 | 3.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (209th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
209th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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15th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FB 47.3%INC 36.4%HMS 9.6%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.