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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1987Reserved (ST)
Raipur
Winner — 1987
UPEN KISKU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.7%INC 35.4%2 others 8.0%
Votes
52,953
56.7% share
Winning margin
19,900
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,23,977
Raipur is a safe seat — UPEN KISKU won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPEN KISKU | Left Front | 52,953 | 56.7% |
| 2 | BHABATOSH SAREN | INC | 33,053 | 35.4% |
| 3 | LABU MURMU | IND | 3,955 | 4.2% |
| 4 | LASKAR CHANDRA KISKU | IND | 3,500 | 3.7% |
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.
Low turnout (242nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
242nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
24th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.7%INC 35.4%OTH 8.0%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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